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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the women tie around their waists, according to the first messenger?
(a) Twine.
(b) Leaves.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Ribbons.

2. Who is Pentheus's father?
(a) Escabe.
(b) Esseles.
(c) Echion.
(d) Eggarton.

3. When Pentheus orders Dionysus locked up, who does he think Dionysus is?
(a) The cult leader.
(b) A fellow king.
(c) A cult follower.
(d) A god.

4. According to the Chorus, who dwells on Cyprus?
(a) The alluring gods.
(b) The tempting gods.
(c) The lust gods.
(d) The love gods.

5. What does Dionysus say the problem is with Pentheus's dress?
(a) It doesn't hang evenly.
(b) It is the wrong fabric.
(c) It is the wrong color.
(d) It is too long.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When the Chorus says "Like a colt that gambols at its mother's side," who are they saying is the colt?

4. When the Chorus says that there are a "myriad of hopes for all the myriad minds," what does myriad mean?

5. The Chorus compares being happy to escaping what, from the sea?

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