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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the nurse claim to be dressed in a particular manner in the third act of "Phaedra"?
(a) She has joined the temple of Apollo.
(b) She is going to be wed.
(c) Phaedra wants to die.
(d) She is joining the hunt.

2. Why do the Greeks fear Hector's son?
(a) He will be the last rallying point for the Trojans.
(b) They are afraid he will grow up to be as fierce as his father.
(c) He is part god.
(d) He is prophesied to kill them all.

3. According to Hecuba, what was ignored before the fall of Troy?
(a) The demands of the gods.
(b) The death of Hector.
(c) Her prophesies.
(d) Priam's pleas for surrender.

4. How does Atreus protect his sons from sharing the blame for his plot against Thyestes?
(a) Atreus pleads with Zeus to keep them ignorant.
(b) Atreus sends them away.
(c) Atreus keeps them completely ignorant of the plan.
(d) Atreus lies to them about his plan.

5. What does the old shepherd reveal to Oedipus about his parentage?
(a) Oedipus' mother is the queen of Corinth.
(b) Oedipus' mother is his wife, Jocasta.
(c) Oedipus' mother died in childbirth.
(d) He is Oedipus' father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hecuba tell the chorus they must not do in regards to Priam?

2. What creature attacked Hippolytus?

3. According to the chorus in the third act of "Phaedra," what no longer governs mankind?

4. What is the chorus in the fifth act of "Oedipus" questioning when they learn about their king's punishment?

5. What is Tiresias' occupation?

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