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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parodos.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the Parodos?
(a) A hymn of lament.
(b) A hymn of desire.
(c) A hymn of longing.
(d) A hymn of praise.

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

4. What story is told in the Chorus's first appearance?
(a) Dionysus's death.
(b) Dionysus's revenge.
(c) Dionysus's history.
(d) Dionysus's birth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Chorus wants Thebes to "burst forth" with boughs of what?

2. According to the Chorus, who is Zeus's father?

3. What did Dionysus cause to infect the women of Thebes?

4. The Chorus suggests that worship is the only ________ ________ to the gods.

5. What would a follower of Dionysus "brandish" while wearing a crown of ivy?

(see the answer key)

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