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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Pentheus is obsessed with what aspect of the women's behavior?
(a) Their childish behavior.
(b) Their prayerful behavior.
(c) Their sexual behavior.
(d) Their honest behavior.

3. Tiresius tells Pentheus that the story of Dionysus is a what?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Myth.
(d) Comparison.

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

5. After Cadmus and Tiresius talk to Pentheus, what does the Chorus call Pentheus?
(a) A blasphemer.
(b) A miser.
(c) A fool.
(d) A dead man.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Chorus says they have traveled over what "holy ridge" to "hasten to a pleasant task?"

2. Pentheus scolds Cadmus for looking ________.

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

4. If you aim too high, and miss the pleasures within your reach, the Chorus would consider you a what?

5. Which foreign river is never fed by rain, according to the Chorus?

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