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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Fourth Choral Ode.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the "king" for the Chorus?
(a) Semele.
(b) Pentheus.
(c) Dionysus.
(d) Tiberius.

2. How does the Chorus think that a mortal man should "live out his day and night?"
(a) In happiness and lust.
(b) In sadness and sorrow.
(c) In purity and holiness.
(d) In prayer and song.

3. What kind of monster does the Chorus think Agave might say Pentheus is birthed from?
(a) Libyan Gorgon.
(b) Egyptian Spyhnx.
(c) Roman Centurion.
(d) Greecian Atlas.

4. Why did Pentheus "fall fainting?"
(a) He was overwhelmed.
(b) He was exhausted.
(c) He was made to do so by the gods.
(d) He was poisoned.

5. The Chorus says that "true wisdom is keeping the heart and soul aloof" from what?
(a) Over-educated men.
(b) Heavy thinkers.
(c) Over-thinking philosophers.
(d) Over-subtle wits.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion is the Chorus trying to inspire in their fourth ode?

2. In the first line of the fourth ode, how does the Chorus refer to the women?

3. What kind of heart does the Chorus think Pentheus has in his quest against the women?

4. The Chorus extolls the virtue of simple what?

5. The Chorus says that Dionysus is the "nurse divine of _______."

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