The Wanderings of Dionysus Quiz

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1. What did Dionysus teach people at the places he visited during his wanderings?

   1. make pottery
   2. brew beer
   3. cultivate vines
   4. grow olives
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   Answer: cultivate vines

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2. What did Dionysus change himself into to chase the pirate crew?

   1. an eagle
   2. a bull
   3. a lion
   4. a serpent
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   Answer: a lion

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3. What were the pirates changed into when they leaped overboard?

   1. dolphins
   2. seahorses
   3. seagulls
   4. octopuses
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   Answer: dolphins

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4. Who was the king in Thrace that insulted Dionysus?

   1. Teiresias
   2. Lycurgus
   3. Semele
   4. Pentheus
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   Answer: Lycurgus

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5. Who was the blind old prophet that warned Pentheus about Dionysus?

   1. Teiresias
   2. Phineus
   3. Nestor
   4. Cassandra
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   Answer: Teiresias

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6. What was Pentheus' relationship to Dionysus?

   1. son
   2. cousin
   3. brother
   4. uncle
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   Answer: cousin

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7. What did Pentheus call Dionysus when ordering his guards to imprison him?

   1. a cheating sorcerer from Lydia
   2. a mad priest from Crete
   3. a drunken merchant from Egypt
   4. a foreign king from Thrace
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   Answer: a cheating sorcerer from Lydia

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8. Who was the first to reach Pentheus and rip his head off?

   1. his sister
   2. his mother
   3. his wife
   4. his aunt
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   Answer: his mother

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