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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tiresius tells Pentheus not to rely on what, to dominate mankind?
(a) Reason.
(b) Fear.
(c) Logic.
(d) Force.

2. Cadmus tells Pentheus that if he would call Dionysus a god, it would do what?
(a) Stop his desire for revenge.
(b) Honor the whole family.
(c) Prevent disaster.
(d) Calm the women.

3. Pentheus is ______ by the worshipers of Dionysus.
(a) Encouraged.
(b) Revolted.
(c) Scared.
(d) Honored.

4. Who leaves the stage right before the Chorus enters for the first time?
(a) Dionysus.
(b) Pentheus.
(c) The Messenger.
(d) The Soldier.

5. What describes the stories that Pentheus shares about the women and their worship of Dionysus?
(a) Enlightened.
(b) Frightful.
(c) Praising.
(d) Scandalous.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pentheus is disturbed by the conversation with Cadmus and Tiresius and orders the destruction of Tiresius's what?

2. Because of what happened to the women, the soldier thinks that Dionysus causes what?

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

4. When Dionysus speaks to Pentheus for the first time, Dionysus says that all foreigners celebrate his mysteries with what?

5. What story is told in the Chorus's first appearance?

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