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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. Pentheus orders the capture of Dionysus and who?
(a) The people giving money to the cult.
(b) The women.
(c) The leader of the cult.
(d) All his followers.

4. Who are the Bacchae?
(a) The Chorus.
(b) The priests of Dionysus.
(c) Dionysus's followers.
(d) The unbelivers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What destroyed Dionysus's mother?

2. What do the worshipers of Dionysus dress in?

3. What relationship is Pentheus to Dionysus?

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

5. What would a follower of Dionysus "brandish" while wearing a crown of ivy?

(see the answer key)

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