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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Dionysus cause to infect the women of Thebes?
(a) Revenge.
(b) Sickness.
(c) Madness.
(d) Lust.

2. The Chorus wants Thebes to "burst forth" with boughs of what?
(a) Maple and pine.
(b) Oak and pine.
(c) Holly and pine.
(d) Evergreen and pine.

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

4. What destroyed Dionysus's mother?
(a) A thunder strike.
(b) A thunder storm.
(c) A lightening strike.
(d) A lightening flash.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Chorus says they have traveled over what "holy ridge" to "hasten to a pleasant task?"

2. Who is the writer of this play?

3. Where is Pentheus's mother at the beginning of the play?

4. What rises from the site of Dionysus's mother's death?

5. Where has the cult that is in Thebes come from?

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