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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Wildness and _________ are synonymous with the worship of Dionysus.
(a) Calmness.
(b) Stoicness.
(c) Steadiness.
(d) Holiness.

2. What is Semele?
(a) A spirit.
(b) A nymph.
(c) A goddess.
(d) A mortal.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What story does Pentheus scoff at?

2. What body part kept Dionysus until he was born?

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

4. Who leaves the stage right before the Chorus enters for the first time?

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

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