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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pentheus orders the capture of Dionysus and who?
(a) All his followers.
(b) The women.
(c) The people giving money to the cult.
(d) The leader of the cult.

2. What is the Parodos?
(a) A hymn of lament.
(b) A hymn of praise.
(c) A hymn of desire.
(d) A hymn of longing.

3. Why does Pentheus become enraged when questioning his prisoner?
(a) The prisoner only speaks in riddles.
(b) He doesn't understand the prisoner.
(c) He doesn't like the prisoner's answers.
(d) The prisoner doesn't answer him.

4. What would a follower of Dionysus "brandish" while wearing a crown of ivy?
(a) A thyrsus.
(b) A sword.
(c) A spear.
(d) A frustus.

5. The Chorus compares being happy to escaping what, from the sea?
(a) The traps.
(b) The waves.
(c) The sharks.
(d) The undertow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Because of what happened to the women, the soldier thinks that Dionysus causes what?

2. What story is told in the Chorus's first appearance?

3. The Chorus says that although divine power is slow, it will punish who?

4. Who is the Chorus referring to when they say "earth-born?"

5. The Chorus wants Thebes to "burst forth" with boughs of what?

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