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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word describes both Tiresius and Cadmus?
(a) Youthful.
(b) Hearty.
(c) Handsome.
(d) Old.

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

3. Who is Hera?
(a) Zeus's mother.
(b) Zeus's mistress.
(c) Zeus's wife.
(d) Zeus's sister.

4. What body part kept Dionysus until he was born?
(a) A head.
(b) A stomach.
(c) An arm.
(d) A thigh.

5. Tiresius tells Pentheus that the story of Dionysus is a what?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Myth.
(c) Comparison.
(d) Hyperbole.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tiresius says that failing to give honor where honor is due is what?

2. The Chorus says that Cyprus is the isle of what goddess?

3. When Pentheus orders Dionysus locked up, who does he think Dionysus is?

4. After Cadmus and Tiresius talk to Pentheus, what does the Chorus call Pentheus?

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

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