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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What instrument does the Chorus say Dionysus can "wake?"
(a) The flute.
(b) The piano.
(c) The banjo.
(d) The harp.

2. If you aim too high, and miss the pleasures within your reach, the Chorus would consider you a what?
(a) Madman and fool.
(b) Madman and rich.
(c) Madman and philospher.
(d) Madman and idiot.

3. What kind of heart does the Chorus think Pentheus has in his quest against the women?
(a) A wicked heart.
(b) A hardened heart.
(c) A heart of stone.
(d) A sourrowful heart.

4. What kind of herd was the first messenger driving when he came upon the women?
(a) Cattle.
(b) Goats.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Sheep.

5. According to the Chorus, who dwells on Cyprus?
(a) The tempting gods.
(b) The lust gods.
(c) The alluring gods.
(d) The love gods.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which foreign river is never fed by rain, according to the Chorus?

2. Where does the first messenger say he comes from?

3. The Chorus says that Dionysus makes his followers laugh away what?

4. What form does the Chorus plead for Dionysus to show up in front of them as?

5. What kind of monster does the Chorus think Agave might say Pentheus is birthed from?

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