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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Tiresius respond to Pentheus's order to destroy his property?
(a) With fear.
(b) With pity.
(c) With anger.
(d) With rage.

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

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

4. What kind of relationship did Dionysus's father have with his mother?
(a) A fling.
(b) A ritual.
(c) An affair.
(d) A marriage.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Pentheus scolds Cadmus for looking ________.

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

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

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

5. In the Chorus's first lines, they believe that a happy man is one who leads what kind of life?

(see the answer key)

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