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grapes Dionysus Quiz

1. In Euripides play, The Bacchantes, what color was Dionysus' hair when he talked with Pentheus?
Brown.
Blond.
Silver.

2. Which goddess gave a gift comparable in value to the gift Dionysus gave humans?
Aphrodite.
Hera.
Demeter.

3. How did Dionysus make Pentheus dress as a woman?
By deceiving him with a madness that made him think he was actually putting on men's clothing.
By deceiving him with a madness that let him think women's clothing would protect him.

4. What was the relationship between Dionysus and Pentheus in The Bacchantes?
Half-brothers.
Nephew and uncle.
Cousins.
No relationship.

5. Besides the chorus which character(s) tried to persuade Pentheus not to pursue Dionysus and the Maenads?
Tiresias and Cadmus.
Tiresias alone.
Semele.
Agave (Pentheus' mother).

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