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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the chorus, what is the best way for a man to die?
(a) In battle.
(b) At home with his family.
(c) At sea.
(d) Suicide.

2. What is the only reason that Creon reveals the information he gained from Tiresias after summoning the ghost?
(a) Oedipus threatens him.
(b) Oedipus begs him to help him end the plague.
(c) If the plague is not ended, his sister will be the next to die.
(d) He accidentally told the messenger while Oedipus was within hearing.

3. About what does Hector warn Andromache in a dream?
(a) The Greeks will kill their son.
(b) The Greeks will attempt to claim her as a prize.
(c) Polyxena is going to be sacrificed.
(d) She must take care of Hecuba.

4. How does Phaedra respond when Theseus demands to know why she is apparently suicidal?
(a) She would rather die than confide in him about the "evil" someone did to her.
(b) She tries to throw herself out the window.
(c) She begins to scream.
(d) She tries to make love to him.

5. Why is Creon sent away at the end of the first act of "Oedipus"?
(a) Creon is behind a rebellion to remove Oedipus from the throne.
(b) Creon will get sick if he does not leave the city.
(c) Creon is causing problems for Oedipus.
(d) Creon must visit Delphi to learn how to end the plague.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Helen claim she is in a worse position than the Trojan women?

2. What does Agamemnon claim about Achilles' behavior during battle?

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

4. What does Phaedra's confidante try to dissuade her from doing?

5. Who is Theseus' first wife?

(see the answer key)

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