Salome Study Guide

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