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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Chorus says, "'Tis a noble enterprise to dabble the hand in the blood of a son till it drips," how are they speaking?
(a) Truthfully.
(b) Happily.
(c) Harshly.
(d) Ironically.

2. On which mountain do the Pierian Muses have their "haunt most fair?"
(a) Mt. Othella.
(b) Mt. Oppilos.
(c) Mt. Olives.
(d) Mt. Olympus.

3. What describes the stories that Pentheus shares about the women and their worship of Dionysus?
(a) Frightful.
(b) Scandalous.
(c) Enlightened.
(d) Praising.

4. How did Pentheus die?
(a) Peacefully.
(b) Accidentily.
(c) Happily.
(d) Violently.

5. What is Hellas?
(a) Greece.
(b) A mountain.
(c) The after-life.
(d) A temple in Delphi.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What form does the Chorus plead for Dionysus to show up in front of them as?

3. What does the Chorus refer to as the "sure pledge of death" for Pentheus?

4. Where has the cult that is in Thebes come from?

5. What body part kept Dionysus until he was born?

(see the answer key)

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