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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Tiresius and Cadmus wearing on their heads?
(a) Wreaths of branches.
(b) Garlands of leaves.
(c) Garlands of flowers.
(d) Crowns of gold.

2. Pentheus is obsessed with what aspect of the women's behavior?
(a) Their sexual behavior.
(b) Their honest behavior.
(c) Their childish behavior.
(d) Their prayerful behavior.

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

4. What instrument does the Chorus say Dionysus can "wake?"
(a) The banjo.
(b) The harp.
(c) The flute.
(d) The piano.

5. Who does Dionysus address in the play's prologue?
(a) The audience.
(b) Mortals.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Chorus praises Dionysus as a god who cures the grief of the ________ and the ________.

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

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

5. Pentheus is ______ by the worshipers of Dionysus.

(see the answer key)

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