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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Chorus says that Cyprus is the isle of what goddess?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Fate.
(c) Persephone.
(d) Artemis.

2. According to the Chorus, what is hateful to Dionysus?
(a) Not living the life of bliss.
(b) Not believing in divinity.
(c) Not treating guests as family.
(d) Not caring about the feasts.

3. According to the soldier when he brings Dionysus, what happened to the women in their prison?
(a) They are dead.
(b) They are not eating.
(c) They are sleeping.
(d) They are free.

4. When Dionysus speaks to Pentheus for the first time, Dionysus says that all foreigners celebrate his mysteries with what?
(a) Feasts.
(b) Parties.
(c) Dances.
(d) Festivals.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What destroyed Dionysus's mother?

2. According to the Chorus, the end of all unbridled speech would bring what?

3. What rises from the site of Dionysus's mother's death?

4. Who leaves the stage right before the Chorus enters for the first time?

5. Because of what happened to the women, the soldier thinks that Dionysus causes what?

(see the answer key)

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