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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the writer of this play?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Sophecles.
(c) Plato.
(d) Euripides.

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

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

4. Pentheus is ______ by the worshipers of Dionysus.
(a) Encouraged.
(b) Revolted.
(c) Scared.
(d) Honored.

5. The Chorus says they have traveled over what "holy ridge" to "hasten to a pleasant task?"
(a) Sacchern.
(b) Urals.
(c) Tmolus.
(d) Olympus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pentheus holds what title?

2. According to the Chorus, why does Dionysus chase the goat?

3. According to the Chorus, the end of all unbridled speech would bring what?

4. What kind of relationship did Dionysus's father have with his mother?

5. What are Tiresius and Cadmus wearing on their heads?

(see the answer key)

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