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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Axius?
(a) An ocean.
(b) A sea.
(c) A stream.
(d) A river.

2. What story is told in the Chorus's first appearance?
(a) Dionysus's history.
(b) Dionysus's death.
(c) Dionysus's birth.
(d) Dionysus's revenge.

3. The Chorus wants Thebes to "burst forth" with boughs of what?
(a) Oak and pine.
(b) Holly and pine.
(c) Maple and pine.
(d) Evergreen and pine.

4. Who honors Dionysus's mother's burial site?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her son.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her uncle.

5. Who is Hera?
(a) Zeus's mother.
(b) Zeus's wife.
(c) Zeus's mistress.
(d) Zeus's sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Chorus compares "tossing my neck to heaven's dewey breath" to what animal?

2. How does Tiresius respond to Pentheus's order to destroy his property?

3. According to the Chorus, who is Dirce's father?

4. According to the Chorus, what is hateful to Dionysus?

5. Who used his lute to gather trees to his ministry?

(see the answer key)

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