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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The power of the gods, according to the Chorus, corrects the mortal what?
(a) Women.
(b) Wrongs.
(c) Wights.
(d) Wisemen.

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

3. According to the Chorus, where did Pentheus put his prisoner?
(a) A hole in the earth.
(b) A stinky stable.
(c) A tower too high to climb.
(d) A gloomy dungeon.

4. Pentheus is disturbed by the conversation with Cadmus and Tiresius and orders the destruction of Tiresius's what?
(a) Home.
(b) Stable.
(c) Seat.
(d) Temple.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of meat do the worshipers of Dionysus eat?

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

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

4. The Chorus extols the virtues of the simple man who lives within what?

5. When the Chorus says "Like a colt that gambols at its mother's side," who are they saying is the colt?

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