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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not one of Thyestes' sons?
(a) Plisthenes.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) One son stays unnamed.
(d) Tantalus.

2. What does Phaedra's nurse lament in the beginning of the second act?
(a) Theseus' death.
(b) Phaedra's plan to seduce Hippolytus.
(c) Phaedra's planned suicide.
(d) Hippolytus' disdain of women.

3. Although he refuses to grant Phaedra a proper burial, what does Theseus plan to do at the end of the play?
(a) Find a new wife.
(b) Pray for forgiveness.
(c) Grant the innocent Hippolytus a proper burial.
(d) Return to the Underworld to be with his son.

4. In what state is Tantalus in the first act of "Thyestes"?
(a) Near death.
(b) Imprisoned.
(c) A ghost.
(d) Buried alive.

5. What is Phaedra doing in the beginning of the fifth act?
(a) Mourning Hippolytus.
(b) Cutting and burning her hair.
(c) Attempting suicide.
(d) Seducing Theseus.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of "Thyestes," what does the titular character entrust to the gods?

2. What reason does Atreus give for hating the three boys?

3. Over what is Tantalus anguishing in the beginning of "Thyestes"?

4. What false offer has Atreus apparently made to Thyestes, according to the third act of "Thyestes"?

5. To whom does Phaedra confide her desire for Hippolytus?

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