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Salome Quiz 1

  • 1. Salome is based on an account found in
    •     Greek mythology
    •     The Old Testament
    •     The New Testament
    •     The Aeneid

  • 2. On Beadsley's famous frontispiece, the caricature of Wilde is found where?
    •     On the Page
    •     In the moon
    •     In the background
    •     On a Nymph

  • 3. Herod ____ was Tetrarch of Judea.
    •     Antipas
    •     The Younger
    •     Maximus
    •     The Great

  • 4. Where does the action of the play take place?
    •     On a staircase
    •     On a terrace
    •     In a cistern
    •     In a banquet hall

  • 5. In the Young Syrian's and the Page's opening dialogue, which of the following is NOT something to which the moon is compared?
    •     A little princess
    •     A dead woman
    •     A golden cup
    •     A woman rising from a tomb

  • 6. According to the Second Soldier, why are the Jews arguing?
    •     They are rioting against Herod
    •     They are clamoring for Iokanaan
    •     They are disputing religion
    •     They are clamoring for Christ

  • 7. According to the Second Soldier, how many kinds of wine does Herod have?
    •     Six
    •     Dozens
    •     Three
    •     Hundreds

  • 8. "The Jews worship a God that one ____"
    •     cannot see
    •     cannot believe in
    •     cannot pray to
    •     cannot appease

  • 9. What does Iokanaan first shout about?
    •     The coming of the Messiah
    •     His imprisonment
    •     Herodias
    •     His own death

  • 10. Where did Herod's army capture Iokanaan?
    •     By the river
    •     In the market of the idol-sellers
    •     In the desert
    •     In the temple

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