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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Semele?
(a) A spirit.
(b) A nymph.
(c) A goddess.
(d) A mortal.

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

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

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

5. Because of what happened to the women, the soldier thinks that Dionysus causes what?
(a) Miracles.
(b) Surprises.
(c) Coincidences.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Pentheus become enraged when questioning his prisoner?

2. According to the Chorus, why does Dionysus chase the goat?

3. According to the Chorus, who is Zeus's father?

4. Where has the cult that is in Thebes come from?

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

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