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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parodos.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pentheus holds what title?
(a) King.
(b) Ruler.
(c) Philosopher.
(d) Priest.

2. What rises from the site of Dionysus's mother's death?
(a) A tree.
(b) Smoke.
(c) A mountain.
(d) A vine.

3. Pentheus is ______ by the worshipers of Dionysus.
(a) Scared.
(b) Honored.
(c) Encouraged.
(d) Revolted.

4. At the beginning of the play, where are the women of Thebes?
(a) In the temple.
(b) Outside the city.
(c) At the river.
(d) In their homes.

5. What is the Parodos?
(a) A hymn of desire.
(b) A hymn of praise.
(c) A hymn of longing.
(d) A hymn of lament.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Chorus wants Thebes to "burst forth" with boughs of what?

2. What did Dionysus cause to infect the women of Thebes?

3. What is Semele?

4. Dionysus wants to punish people in Thebes for what?

5. When Dionysus was born, he was crowned with a coronal of what?

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