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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Oedipus believe about the news from Creon from the ghost?
(a) Creon and Tiresias are conspiring to take the throne.
(b) An evil spirit is tormenting Creon.
(c) Creon is covering up for the real murderer.
(d) Tiresias has betrayed the gods.

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

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

4. Why was Hippolytus trapped upon his horse before his death?
(a) He fell and became tangled in the reins.
(b) His saddle was sabotaged.
(c) He could not dismount.
(d) His sword became ensnared with the horse's mane.

5. According to Andromache, what is the worst fate for a Trojan woman?
(a) Exile from their home.
(b) Marriage to a Greek.
(c) Death in the name of the Greeks.
(d) Abandonment by their husbands.

Short Answer Questions

1. What message does the ghost of Jocasta's husband send?

2. What happened when Polyxena was sacrificed in honor of Achilles?

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

4. What is Talthybius' station among the Greeks?

5. What news does the messenger give Oedipus in the fourth act?

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