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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Alcestis": What does Admetus heap on Pheres before he leaves the funeral?
(a) Curses.
(b) Advice.
(c) Blessings.
(d) Work.

2. "Hippolytus": Where is Hippolytus's father in exile?
(a) Aleceadis.
(b) Thebes.
(c) Gransten.
(d) Troezen.

3. "Hippolytus": What is Aphrodite goddess of?
(a) The sea.
(b) Gardens.
(c) Love.
(d) Marriage.

4. "Hippolytus": What about her desire is causing Phaedra not to eat?
(a) None of the answers is correct.
(b) That it is not her own.
(c) That it is shameful.
(d) That it is impossible.

5. "Alcestis": Whom does Heracles talk to and learn the extent of the events in the household?
(a) The butler.
(b) The cook.
(c) The handmaiden.
(d) The gardener.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Hippolytus": Why is Aphrodite angry with Hippolytus?

2. "Hippolytus": Who warns Hippolytus not to anger the other gods?

3. "Hippolytus": Who gave Theseus the wish he uses to call down death on Hippolytus?

4. "Alcestis": What does the chorus think the upcoming death Admetus's wife is like?

5. "Medea": Who is Medea?

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