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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Pentheus's mother "hastening" to according to the Chorus?
(a) The valley.
(b) The river.
(c) The house.
(d) The plains.

2. What does Dionysus ask the Chorus to "abandon" Pentheus's halls to?
(a) The flames.
(b) The animals.
(c) The unbelievers.
(d) The hills.

3. The Chorus says that Dionysus is the "nurse divine of _______."
(a) Feasts.
(b) Pleasure.
(c) Royalty.
(d) Youth.

4. What do the worshipers of Dionysus dress in?
(a) Simple clothes.
(b) Robes of purple.
(c) Animal skins.
(d) Leaves and branches.

5. What kind of heart does the Chorus think Pentheus has in his quest against the women?
(a) A hardened heart.
(b) A heart of stone.
(c) A sourrowful heart.
(d) A wicked heart.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Chorus compares being happy to escaping what, from the sea?

2. The Chorus praises Dionysus as a god who brings what?

3. What is the point the Chorus makes in their second ode?

4. Pentheus is obsessed with what aspect of the women's behavior?

5. Who is the Chorus referring to when they say "earth-born?"

(see the answer key)

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