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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of the play, where are the women of Thebes?
(a) Outside the city.
(b) In their homes.
(c) At the river.
(d) In the temple.

2. Where is Pentheus's mother at the beginning of the play?
(a) In the catacombs.
(b) Traveling abroad.
(c) With the other women.
(d) By herself in her rooms.

3. What story does Pentheus scoff at?
(a) Dionysus's travels.
(b) Dionysus's birth.
(c) Dionysus's life.
(d) Dionysus's prophet.

4. How does Tiresius respond to Pentheus's order to destroy his property?
(a) With fear.
(b) With pity.
(c) With anger.
(d) With rage.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What describes the stories that Pentheus shares about the women and their worship of Dionysus?

3. What instrument does the Chorus say Dionysus can "wake?"

4. Dionysus has taken what form so he can punish people?

5. What relationship is Pentheus to Dionysus?

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