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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the Chorus, the end of all unbridled speech would bring what?
(a) Misery.
(b) Reason.
(c) Law.
(d) Passion.

2. Who is Dionysus's father?
(a) Mars.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Pluto.

3. On which mountain do the Pierian Muses have their "haunt most fair?"
(a) Mt. Olympus.
(b) Mt. Oppilos.
(c) Mt. Olives.
(d) Mt. Othella.

4. When Pentheus orders Dionysus locked up, who does he think Dionysus is?
(a) The cult leader.
(b) A cult follower.
(c) A god.
(d) A fellow king.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Pentheus's mother at the beginning of the play?

2. Dionysus has taken what form so he can punish people?

3. What is the Axius?

4. What destroyed Dionysus's mother?

5. What does Tiresius suffer from?

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