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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the Chorus, who is Zeus's father?
(a) Mars.
(b) Cronos.
(c) Neptune.
(d) Pluto.

2. Tiresius tells Pentheus that the story of Dionysus is a what?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Myth.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Comparison.

3. What are Tiresius and Cadmus planning on doing?
(a) Praying to Dionysus in the temple.
(b) Honoring Dionysus.
(c) Pretending to be women.
(d) Partying with the women.

4. Who is Hera?
(a) Zeus's sister.
(b) Zeus's wife.
(c) Zeus's mother.
(d) Zeus's mistress.

5. According to the Chorus, why does Dionysus chase the goat?
(a) To have company.
(b) To eat its meat.
(c) To wear its horns.
(d) To drink its blood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What story is told in the Chorus's first appearance?

2. What is the Parodos?

3. What does Tiresius suffer from?

4. Tiresius tells Pentheus not to rely on what, to dominate mankind?

5. Pentheus is ______ by the worshipers of Dionysus.

(see the answer key)

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