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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parodos.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What body part kept Dionysus until he was born?
(a) An arm.
(b) A thigh.
(c) A stomach.
(d) A head.

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

4. What do the worshipers of Dionysus dress in?
(a) Leaves and branches.
(b) Robes of purple.
(c) Simple clothes.
(d) Animal skins.

5. What is the Parodos?
(a) A hymn of praise.
(b) A hymn of desire.
(c) A hymn of longing.
(d) A hymn of lament.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dionysus wants to punish people in Thebes for what?

2. When Dionysus was born, he was crowned with a coronal of what?

3. What kind of meat do the worshipers of Dionysus eat?

4. At the beginning of the play, where are the women of Thebes?

5. What did Dionysus cause to infect the women of Thebes?

(see the answer key)

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