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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Pentheus's father?
(a) Eggarton.
(b) Escabe.
(c) Esseles.
(d) Echion.

2. What is the point the Chorus makes in their second ode?
(a) Denouncing Pentheus.
(b) Mocking Pentheus.
(c) Honoring Pentheus.
(d) Praising Pentheus.

3. According to the Chorus, who was "sprung of a dragon of old?"
(a) Cadmus.
(b) Pentheus.
(c) Tiberius.
(d) Dionysus.

4. When Dionysus speaks to Pentheus for the first time, Dionysus says that all foreigners celebrate his mysteries with what?
(a) Festivals.
(b) Dances.
(c) Parties.
(d) Feasts.

5. What kind of meat do the worshipers of Dionysus eat?
(a) Raw meat.
(b) Cooked meat.
(c) Fresh meat.
(d) Old meat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What story does Pentheus scoff at?

2. Who leaves the stage right before the Chorus enters for the first time?

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

4. Tiresius tells Pentheus that the story of Dionysus is a what?

5. What is the Chorus praying for in the second ode?

(see the answer key)

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