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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says, "By this name, O Baccic god, I now proclaim thee to Thebes?"
(a) Hera.
(b) Cadmus.
(c) The Chorus.
(d) Semele.

2. What are Tiresius and Cadmus planning on doing?
(a) Honoring Dionysus.
(b) Partying with the women.
(c) Praying to Dionysus in the temple.
(d) Pretending to be women.

3. What are Tiresius and Cadmus wearing on their heads?
(a) Crowns of gold.
(b) Wreaths of branches.
(c) Garlands of leaves.
(d) Garlands of flowers.

4. According to the Chorus, when is it right to override the laws of custom?
(a) Never.
(b) When it is in the interests of the gods.
(c) On occasion.
(d) When it is in the interests of the people.

5. The Chorus shares the belief of Tiresius and Cadmus that to honor the divine is what?
(a) Only for the rich.
(b) A waste of time.
(c) Common sense.
(d) A tradition.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Chorus, who is Zeus's father?

2. A happy man, according to the Chorus, is one who from day to day has his life what?

3. The Chorus says, "What ______ ______ the earth-born race displays."

4. When Dionysus speaks to Pentheus for the first time, where does he say his home is?

5. What place does the Chorus call the "haunt of beasts?"

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