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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the fourth act of "Oedipus," what does the titular character recall before his arrival in the city?
(a) He was warned away from Thebes by Zeus.
(b) He was arrested.
(c) He killed a man on his way there.
(d) He nearly died on his journey to the city.

2. What has happened to the Trojan widows after their army was defeated?
(a) The women have all been claimed by the Greeks.
(b) The women have all been prepared for suicide.
(c) The women escaped the city.
(d) The women took up arms to defend themselves.

3. To whom does Phaedra confide her desire for Hippolytus?
(a) Theseus.
(b) Hippolytus' sister.
(c) Her daughter.
(d) Hippolytus' nurse.

4. At the end of the third act of "Phaedra," the chorus cries, "Why dost thou dwell afar,/ All too indifferent to men,/ Not anxious to bring blessing to the good,/ And to the evil, bane"? About what is the chorus lamenting?
(a) Hippolytus has tried to kill his father.
(b) Phaedra has committed suicide.
(c) Phaedra falsely accused Hippolytus of rape.
(d) Hippolytus has been murdered.

5. What does Oedipus reveal to Jocasta at the end of the play?
(a) He is leaving Thebes.
(b) He is her son.
(c) He never loved her.
(d) He is cursed by the gods.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason does Phaedra dress in a particular manner in the second act?

2. To whom does Hippolytus pray in the preface of "Phaedra"?

3. Who enters at the end of the second act of "Phaedra"?

4. What actions did the old shepherd perform before the beginning of "Oedipus"?

5. Who kills Polyxena?

(see the answer key)

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