1. Who is the first character to enter and speak lines? The old king Cadmus The god Dionysus The new king Pentheus The blind seer Tiresias

2. Who are the Bacchae, anyway? Greek women who have been driven crazy by the god Bacchus Asian women who follow the god Dionysus Cretan priestesses of the god Dionysus Male priests of a cult of the god Bacchus

3. It's appropriate that Dionysus is a central character in a play, because he's actually the god of theatre True False

4. The mother of Dionysus was killed because of the wrath of Hera, since she had cheated with Hera's husband Zeus. The actual cause of death was...? Earthquake Disease Flood Lightning

5. The Bacchae concerns a fight between a mortal king, Pentheus, and a god, Dionysus. How are they related? They're cousins They're brothers-in-law They're half-brothers They have no blood relation

6. The followers of Dionysus carry thyrsoi (singular: thyrsos). What's that, exactly? A purse of fawn skin A sacrificial dagger A flagon of new wine An ivy-covered staff

7. Which one of the following acts did the maenads not engage in? Killing cattle with their bare hands Fastening their clothing with serpents Turning stones into bread Suckling wild animals

8. Which of the following was not a daughter of Cadmus? Autonoe Agave Polydorus Semele

9. Besides Dionysus and Pentheus, which grandson of Cadmus is mentioned in the play? Autolycus Tiresias Actaeon Ion

10. What fate befalls Cadmus after his daughter Agave murders her own son? He and his wife are torn apart by maenads He and his wife are doomed to turn into serpents He resumes rulership of Thebes and rules for 100 years An army from Sidon destroys his palace