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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the first line of the fourth ode, how does the Chorus refer to the women?
(a) The wild women.
(b) The happy souls of wine.
(c) The daughters of Cadmus.
(d) The daughters of Dionysus.

2. Dionysus wants to punish people in Thebes for what?
(a) Not worshiping him as a god.
(b) Not honoring him at their festivals.
(c) Not having a temple for him.
(d) Not giving tributes to him.

3. What happens to Agave at the end of the play?
(a) She becomes a priestess.
(b) She suicides.
(c) She is killed.
(d) She is banished.

4. What part of Pentheus is his mother carrying to the city?
(a) His ear.
(b) His hand.
(c) His leg.
(d) His head.

5. On which mountain do the Pierian Muses have their "haunt most fair?"
(a) Mt. Olympus.
(b) Mt. Othella.
(c) Mt. Oppilos.
(d) Mt. Olives.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pentheus orders the capture of Dionysus and who?

2. Who is supposed to be inspired by the Chorus's fourth ode?

3. Tiresius tells Pentheus not to rely on what, to dominate mankind?

4. Where is Pentheus's mother "hastening" to according to the Chorus?

5. In what kind of strain does the Chorus want to "exalt their Bacchic god?"

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