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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 Talthybius, what did a prophet witness that suggests the sea mourns for Achilles?
(a) A tree fell in a storm.
(b) An animal fell into the rocks.
(c) The sea has grown turbulent.
(d) The earth split into two.

2. In the second act of "Oedipus," what knowledge does Creon relate that will end the plague?
(a) Oedipus must make a human sacrifice to Hera.
(b) Oedipus must seek out a special herb.
(c) Jocasta must bear another child.
(d) Laius' murder must be avenged.

3. What is Tiresias' occupation?
(a) Weaponsmith.
(b) Priest.
(c) Herald.
(d) Prophet.

4. Why is Andromache jealous of Polyxena?
(a) Polyxena will be treated as a princess in her marriage.
(b) Polyxena has accepted her fate.
(c) Polyxena has been blessed by Zeus.
(d) Polyxena will die on her native soil.

5. What did the Greeks admire about Polyxena?
(a) Her courage.
(b) Her anger.
(c) Her piety.
(d) Her ability as warrior.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Pyrrhus, who was most afraid of Achilles?

2. How does Ulysses trick Andromache into revealing Astyanax's location?

3. Who is Oedipus' father in Corinth?

4. Who does Andromache blame for the fall of Troy?

5. For what purpose does Tiresias wish to take a particular action after he is unable to clarify the Oracle's message?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Oedipus summoned back to Corinth and why is he reluctant to go?

2. How does Agamemnon view the dead Achilles?

3. Describe Polyxena's fate.

4. Why is Creon reluctant to give Oedipus the information from Laius' ghost?

5. How did Oedipus become king of Thebes?

6. In the first act of "Troades," for whom does Hecuba lead the grief-stricken chorus and why?

7. Why is Creon sent to Delphi and what does he learn?

8. What does Pyrrhus demand for Achilles and why?

9. Why does Oedipus imprison Creon in the third act?

10. For what reasons does Agamemnon claim to forgo sacrificing a maiden?

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