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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Chorus says that true wisdom, as granted by the heavens to the mortals, is to gain mastery over what?
(a) Other men.
(b) The wilderness.
(c) A fallen foe.
(d) The beasts of the field.

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

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

4. What part of Pentheus is his mother carrying to the city?
(a) His ear.
(b) His hand.
(c) His head.
(d) His leg.

5. What is the point the Chorus makes in their second ode?
(a) Honoring Pentheus.
(b) Mocking Pentheus.
(c) Denouncing Pentheus.
(d) Praising Pentheus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tiresius says that failing to give honor where honor is due is what?

2. What does Dionysus ask the Chorus to "abandon" Pentheus's halls to?

3. Why did Pentheus "fall fainting?"

4. Where did Dionysus place Pentheus so he could get a better look?

5. What word describes both Tiresius and Cadmus?

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