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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 soldier when he brings Dionysus, what happened to the women in their prison?
(a) They are not eating.
(b) They are free.
(c) They are sleeping.
(d) They are dead.

2. What are Tiresius and Cadmus wearing?
(a) Deer skins.
(b) Cow skins.
(c) Fawn skins.
(d) Sheep skins.

3. Pentheus accuses Tiresius of supporting Dionysus for what reasons?
(a) Dishonest reasons.
(b) Misguided reasons.
(c) Selfish reasons.
(d) Hurtful reasons.

4. What "enriches with his waters a fair land of steeds?"
(a) The father of streams.
(b) The father of irrigation.
(c) The father of sprinklers.
(d) The father of rivers.

5. What are Tiresius and Cadmus planning on doing?
(a) Praying to Dionysus in the temple.
(b) Partying with the women.
(c) Honoring Dionysus.
(d) Pretending to be women.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Dionysus speaks to Pentheus for the first time, where does he say his home is?

2. The Chorus says they have traveled over what "holy ridge" to "hasten to a pleasant task?"

3. When Dionysus says, multiple times, that the god is before Pentheus, what is Pentheus' reaction?

4. What describes the stories that Pentheus shares about the women and their worship of Dionysus?

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

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