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Thyestes; Phaedra; the Trojan Women; Oedipus with Octavia Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the chorus in the third act of "Phaedra," what no longer governs mankind?
(a) Kindness.
(b) Justice.
(c) Fate.
(d) Love.

2. Why does Atreus not fear his subjects' favor?
(a) He believes he is their supreme ruler.
(b) He knows they do not care for his brother.
(c) He knows they will always be loyal to him.
(d) He believes they will never know about his misdeeds.

3. What is Atreus angry about being unable to avenge?
(a) His father's death.
(b) His brother's insults.
(c) The pestilence deaths of his subjects.
(d) His son's death.

4. How does Phaedra respond when Theseus demands to know why she is apparently suicidal?
(a) She begins to scream.
(b) She tries to throw herself out the window.
(c) She tries to make love to him.
(d) She would rather die than confide in him about the "evil" someone did to her.

5. What is Thyestes doing at the end of the fourth act?
(a) Praying to Zeus.
(b) Receiving counsel from the ghost of his father.
(c) Eating the feast from his brother.
(d) Preparing to kill his brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Although he refuses to grant Phaedra a proper burial, what does Theseus plan to do at the end of the play?

2. Upon what were Thyestes' sons sacrificed?

3. What does the chorus sing about at the end of the first act of "Phaedra"?

4. 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?

5. What does Hippolytus prefer over social interactions?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Atreus offer his brother during their false reconciliation and how does Thyestes react to the gifts?

2. Describe the murders of Thyestes' sons.

3. In what conflicting moods does Thyestes find himself as he travels to Argos?

4. Over what is Tantalus agonizing in the afterlife and why?

5. Describe Hippolytus' preferences in life and how he is at odds with other people over it.

6. Discuss the character of Atreus.

7. What do Thyestes and his children believe about their upcoming meeting with Atreus?

8. How does Hippolytus die in "Phaedra"?

9. Why does Phaedra wear hunting garb in the second act?

10. Of what does Hippolytus' nurse try to convince Phaedra in the first act?

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