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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pentheus holds what title?
(a) Philosopher.
(b) King.
(c) Ruler.
(d) Priest.

2. When Dionysus was born, he was crowned with a coronal of what?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Grapes.
(d) Ivy.

3. Who honors Dionysus's mother's burial site?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) Her son.
(d) Her brother.

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

5. In the Chorus's first lines, they believe that a happy man is one who leads what kind of life?
(a) Rich.
(b) Powerful.
(c) Magestic.
(d) Holy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Parodos?

2. What kind of meat do the worshipers of Dionysus eat?

3. The Chorus, in the Parodos, describes the joy of worship with what?

4. Wildness and _________ are synonymous with the worship of Dionysus.

5. Who does Dionysus address in the play's prologue?

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