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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What describes the stories that Pentheus shares about the women and their worship of Dionysus?
(a) Scandalous.
(b) Frightful.
(c) Enlightened.
(d) Praising.

2. According to the Chorus, who is Zeus's father?
(a) Mars.
(b) Neptune.
(c) Pluto.
(d) Cronos.

3. Wildness and _________ are synonymous with the worship of Dionysus.
(a) Steadiness.
(b) Calmness.
(c) Stoicness.
(d) Holiness.

4. Where has the cult that is in Thebes come from?
(a) England.
(b) Athens.
(c) Persia.
(d) Sparta.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Chorus extolls the virtue of simple what?

2. Pentheus orders the capture of Dionysus and who?

3. What is Semele?

4. According to the Chorus, what is hateful to Dionysus?

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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