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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Theseus' first wife?
(a) Jocasta.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) Hyppolyta.
(d) Andromache.

2. From where does the messenger in the fourth act come in "Oedipus"?
(a) Troy.
(b) Sparta.
(c) Corinth.
(d) Thebes.

3. How does Theseus feel upon learning of his son's death?
(a) Furious at the gods.
(b) Elated.
(c) Satisfied.
(d) Grief-stricken.

4. Who is Hecuba?
(a) Queen of Thebes.
(b) Queen of Troy.
(c) Queen of the Amazons.
(d) Queen of Sparta.

5. Who is Creon?
(a) Laius' brother.
(b) Jocasta's brother.
(c) Oedipus' brother.
(d) Tiresias' brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Phaedra's nurse lament in the beginning of the second act?

2. Whom does Hecuba predict will not find peace for a long time?

3. What is revealed about Troy in the background of "Troades"?

4. How are the Greeks dividing the captive Trojan women among themselves?

5. What does Oedipus believe about the news from Creon from the ghost?

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