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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has happened to the Trojan widows after their army was defeated?
(a) The women have all been prepared for suicide.
(b) The women have all been claimed by the Greeks.
(c) The women took up arms to defend themselves.
(d) The women escaped the city.

2. How does Hippolytus feel when he learns that Phaedra desires him?
(a) Repulsed.
(b) Elated.
(c) Humiliated.
(d) Aroused.

3. For what does Theseus pray at the end of the third act of "Phaedra"?
(a) The death of his son.
(b) Forgiveness for his failure to stop the assault.
(c) Healing for Phaedra.
(d) Wisdom to deal out justice.

4. What is significant about Hecuba's exit at the end of the play?
(a) It infers that she will be staying in Troy.
(b) It infers that the gods have taken her away with them.
(c) It infers that she is going to murder Ulysses.
(d) It infers that she has committed suicide.

5. What is the station of Theseus' first wife?
(a) Queen of Thebes.
(b) Queen of the Amazons.
(c) Queen of Sparta.
(d) Princess of Troy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon what did Hippolytus' horses run when escaping the attacking creature?

2. What is revealed about Troy in the background of "Troades"?

3. According to Andromache, what is the worst fate for a Trojan woman?

4. What is Talthybius' station among the Greeks?

5. What news does the messenger give Oedipus in the fourth act?

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