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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Chorus says that "true wisdom is keeping the heart and soul aloof" from what?
(a) Over-educated men.
(b) Heavy thinkers.
(c) Over-thinking philosophers.
(d) Over-subtle wits.

2. The Chorus asks Dionysus to lead them places and act as their what?
(a) Divine guide.
(b) Kingly guide.
(c) Godly guide.
(d) Celestial guide.

3. When Dionysus was born, he was crowned with a coronal of what?
(a) Grapes.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Ivy.

4. What did Dionysus cause to infect the women of Thebes?
(a) Sickness.
(b) Revenge.
(c) Lust.
(d) Madness.

5. Who is Hera?
(a) Zeus's sister.
(b) Zeus's wife.
(c) Zeus's mistress.
(d) Zeus's mother.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the Chorus says "Like a colt that gambols at its mother's side," who are they saying is the colt?

3. Who honors Dionysus's mother's burial site?

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

5. What are Tiresius and Cadmus planning on doing?

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