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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Chorus says, "What ______ ______ the earth-born race displays."
(a) Strong hatred.
(b) Deep feelings.
(c) Furious rage.
(d) Handsome emotions.

2. Pentheus scolds Cadmus for looking ________.
(a) Happy.
(b) Worshipful.
(c) Sad.
(d) Foolish.

3. What did Pentheus tie up instead of binding Dionysus's hands and feet?
(a) A horse.
(b) A bull.
(c) A deer.
(d) A sheep.

4. When the Chorus says that there are a "myriad of hopes for all the myriad minds," what does myriad mean?
(a) Thoughtful.
(b) Specific.
(c) Fulfilling.
(d) Many.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dionysus ask the Chorus to "abandon" Pentheus's halls to?

2. The Chorus says that "true wisdom is keeping the heart and soul aloof" from what?

3. According to the Chorus, when is it right to override the laws of custom?

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

5. Which foreign river is never fed by rain, according to the Chorus?

(see the answer key)

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