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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Chorus says that Dionysus makes his followers laugh away what?
(a) Dull care.
(b) Small things.
(c) Life's troubles.
(d) Differences between them.

2. The Chorus says that Dionysus is the "nurse divine of _______."
(a) Youth.
(b) Feasts.
(c) Pleasure.
(d) Royalty.

3. According to the Chorus, what is hateful to Dionysus?
(a) Not believing in divinity.
(b) Not living the life of bliss.
(c) Not treating guests as family.
(d) Not caring about the feasts.

4. This Chorus's point of view is that Dionysus is what?
(a) Divine.
(b) Sweet.
(c) Mortal.
(d) Subtle.

5. Which foreign river is never fed by rain, according to the Chorus?
(a) Papalossa.
(b) Protean.
(c) Paphos.
(d) Photos.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Chorus praises Dionysus as a god who cures the grief of the ________ and the ________.

3. What does Dionysus ask the Chorus to "abandon" Pentheus's halls to?

4. What did Pentheus tie up instead of binding Dionysus's hands and feet?

5. How does the Chorus characterize Pentheus's intent to meddle with the rites of Dionysus?

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