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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Trojan Women": What does Hecuba bury with her grandson?
(a) Hector's sword.
(b) Hector's shield.
(c) Hector's armor.
(d) Hector's helmet.

2. "Ion": Whose idea is it to have Ion adopted by Xuthus?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Ares.
(c) The priestess.
(d) Hermes.

3. "Trojan Women": When does the king say he will kill Helen?
(a) He will not kill her.
(b) When they return to Greece.
(c) When they leave Troy.
(d) When they return to Rome.

4. "Hippolytus": What about her desire is causing Phaedra not to eat?
(a) That it is not her own.
(b) That it is shameful.
(c) None of the answers is correct.
(d) That it is impossible.

5. "Alcestis": Where does Admetus rule?
(a) Thrace.
(b) Delphi.
(c) Pherae.
(d) Saducci.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Hippolytus": What action does Phaedra believe is better than doing wrong?

2. Whom is Death arguing with at the beginning of the play "Alcestis"?

3. "Hippolytus": Who warns Hippolytus not to anger the other gods?

4. "Trojan Women": How do the Greeks kill Andromache's son?

5. "Andromache": What does Orestes plan to do after he kills Neoptolemos?

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