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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 Cyprus is the isle of what goddess?
(a) Persephone.
(b) Artemis.
(c) Aphrodite.
(d) Fate.

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

3. When the first messenger describes how the women slept, what word does he use?
(a) Sexually.
(b) Modestly.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Capriciousness.

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

5. Where does the first messenger say he comes from?
(a) Delphi.
(b) Cithaeron.
(c) Athens.
(d) Cucluos.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After Cadmus and Tiresius talk to Pentheus, what does the Chorus call Pentheus?

3. The Chorus says that sophistry is not what?

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

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

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