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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pentheus holds what title?
(a) Philosopher.
(b) Ruler.
(c) King.
(d) Priest.

2. Wildness and _________ are synonymous with the worship of Dionysus.
(a) Stoicness.
(b) Holiness.
(c) Calmness.
(d) Steadiness.

3. After Cadmus and Tiresius talk to Pentheus, what does the Chorus call Pentheus?
(a) A blasphemer.
(b) A dead man.
(c) A fool.
(d) A miser.

4. Tiresius tells Pentheus that the story of Dionysus is a what?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Myth.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Comparison.

5. Pentheus is disturbed by the conversation with Cadmus and Tiresius and orders the destruction of Tiresius's what?
(a) Home.
(b) Temple.
(c) Seat.
(d) Stable.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tiresius suffer from?

2. The Chorus praises Dionysus as a god who brings what?

3. What is the Parodos?

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

5. The Chorus praises Dionysus as a god who cures the grief of the ________ and the ________.

(see the answer key)

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