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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Thyestes.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Atreus do to his nephews' bodies?
(a) He feeds them to the pigs.
(b) He burns them.
(c) He buries them.
(d) He prepares them as a meal for their father.
2. Who did Tantalus serve as a meal to the gods?
(a) Plisthenes.
(b) Pelops.
(c) Atreus.
(d) Thyestes.
3. Why does Atreus not fear his subjects' favor?
(a) He believes they will never know about his misdeeds.
(b) He knows they do not care for his brother.
(c) He believes he is their supreme ruler.
(d) He knows they will always be loyal to him.
4. Whom does Tantalus attempt to warn about their impending deaths?
(a) His grandsons.
(b) His sons.
(c) His cousins.
(d) His nephews.
5. Who accompanies Atreus at his bidding when he goes to make a sacrifice to the gods at the end of the third act of "Thyestes"?
(a) Thyestes' sons.
(b) Thyestes' wife.
(c) Atreus' sons.
(d) Thyestes.
Short Answer Questions
1. Before his brother's treachery is revealed in the fifth act, what does Thyestes admit to being upset about in regards to his supposed reconciliation to Atreus?
2. Upon whom must Tantalus loose the Fury?
3. In the second act of "Thyestes," how does Atreus plan to wreak vengeance against his brother?
4. What is Thyestes doing at the end of the fourth act?
5. What is Atreus celebrating in the beginning of the fifth act of "Thyestes"?
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