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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who does Dionysus address in the play's prologue?
(a) His mother.
(b) The audience.
(c) His father.
(d) Mortals.

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

5. What story does Pentheus scoff at?
(a) Dionysus's birth.
(b) Dionysus's life.
(c) Dionysus's travels.
(d) Dionysus's prophet.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Chorus says "Like a colt that gambols at its mother's side," who are they saying is the colt?

2. What does Tiresius suffer from?

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

4. Who is Hera?

5. Wildness and _________ are synonymous with the worship of Dionysus.

(see the answer key)

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