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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Dionysus says, multiple times, that the god is before Pentheus, what is Pentheus' reaction?
(a) He is full of praise.
(b) He is confused.
(c) He is awed.
(d) He is greatful.

2. According to the Chorus, why does Dionysus chase the goat?
(a) To have company.
(b) To drink its blood.
(c) To wear its horns.
(d) To eat its meat.

3. Why is the soldier ashamed to bring Dionysus to Pentheus?
(a) Because he is an old man.
(b) Because he came so willingly.
(c) Because the soldier believes in Dionysus as a god.
(d) Because the soldier doesn't like Pentheus.

4. What kind of meat do the worshipers of Dionysus eat?
(a) Raw meat.
(b) Old meat.
(c) Cooked meat.
(d) Fresh meat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Pentheus is ______ by the worshipers of Dionysus.

2. Who says, "By this name, O Baccic god, I now proclaim thee to Thebes?"

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

4. According to the Chorus, who was "sprung of a dragon of old?"

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

(see the answer key)

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