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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Cadmus tells Pentheus that if he would call Dionysus a god, it would do what?
(a) Stop his desire for revenge.
(b) Prevent disaster.
(c) Calm the women.
(d) Honor the whole family.

2. The Chorus says that "true wisdom is keeping the heart and soul aloof" from what?
(a) Over-educated men.
(b) Over-subtle wits.
(c) Heavy thinkers.
(d) Over-thinking philosophers.

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

4. Pentheus is ______ by the worshipers of Dionysus.
(a) Encouraged.
(b) Scared.
(c) Revolted.
(d) Honored.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Hera?

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

3. What does Tiresius suffer from?

4. At the beginning of the play, where are the women of Thebes?

5. Tiresius tells Pentheus that the story of Dionysus is a what?

(see the answer key)

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