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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of herd was the first messenger driving when he came upon the women?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Goats.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Cattle.

2. Who is the writer of this play?
(a) Sophecles.
(b) Plato.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Euripides.

3. What would a follower of Dionysus "brandish" while wearing a crown of ivy?
(a) A frustus.
(b) A spear.
(c) A thyrsus.
(d) A sword.

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

5. Who is the "king" for the Chorus?
(a) Dionysus.
(b) Tiberius.
(c) Pentheus.
(d) Semele.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pentheus scolds Cadmus for looking ________.

2. The Chorus says that true wisdom, as granted by the heavens to the mortals, is to gain mastery over what?

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

4. The Chorus, in the Parodos, describes the joy of worship with what?

5. Pentheus orders the capture of Dionysus and who?

(see the answer key)

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