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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What instrument does the Chorus say Dionysus can "wake?"
(a) The piano.
(b) The harp.
(c) The banjo.
(d) The flute.

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

3. According to the Chorus, who dwells on Cyprus?
(a) The alluring gods.
(b) The lust gods.
(c) The love gods.
(d) The tempting gods.

4. What happened that released Dionysus from prison?
(a) A flood.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) A fire.
(d) A jail-break.

5. The first messenger reports that when they tried to bring Pentheus's mother back from the group of women, the women went mad and destroyed what?
(a) A herd of cattle.
(b) A town of men.
(c) A flock of birds.
(d) A herd of sheep.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the first line of the fourth ode, how does the Chorus refer to the women?

2. What form does the Chorus plead for Dionysus to show up in front of them as?

3. Where does the first messenger say he comes from?

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

5. Why does the first messenger not want to tell Pentheus the truth of what he saw?

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