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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where has the cult that is in Thebes come from?
(a) Athens.
(b) Persia.
(c) England.
(d) Sparta.

2. When the Chorus says "Like a colt that gambols at its mother's side," who are they saying is the colt?
(a) Dionysus.
(b) The worshipers of Dionysus.
(c) Pentheus.
(d) The Greeks.

3. At the beginning of the play, where are the women of Thebes?
(a) In their homes.
(b) In the temple.
(c) At the river.
(d) Outside the city.

4. Who honors Dionysus's mother's burial site?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) Her son.

5. Where is Pentheus's mother at the beginning of the play?
(a) Traveling abroad.
(b) With the other women.
(c) By herself in her rooms.
(d) In the catacombs.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Chorus extolls the virtue of simple what?

2. This Chorus's point of view is that Dionysus is what?

3. Pentheus accuses Tiresius of supporting Dionysus for what reasons?

4. How does the servant who brings Dionysus in to Pentheus refer to Dionysus?

5. What describes the stories that Pentheus shares about the women and their worship of Dionysus?

(see the answer key)

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