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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the Chorus, who is Zeus's father?
(a) Mars.
(b) Neptune.
(c) Pluto.
(d) Cronos.

2. The Chorus wants Thebes to "burst forth" with boughs of what?
(a) Evergreen and pine.
(b) Maple and pine.
(c) Oak and pine.
(d) Holly and pine.

3. When the Chorus says "Like a colt that gambols at its mother's side," who are they saying is the colt?
(a) Pentheus.
(b) Dionysus.
(c) The worshipers of Dionysus.
(d) The Greeks.

4. The Chorus compares "tossing my neck to heaven's dewey breath" to what animal?
(a) Dolphin.
(b) Horse.
(c) Cow.
(d) Fawn.

5. How does the servant who brings Dionysus in to Pentheus refer to Dionysus?
(a) As a king.
(b) As a slave.
(c) As prey.
(d) As a man.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Chorus shares the belief of Tiresius and Cadmus that to honor the divine is what?

3. Pentheus says that he will do what to the women he has captured?

4. The Chorus says that although divine power is slow, it will punish who?

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

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