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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About what does a Trojan elder instruct Andromache to lie?
(a) She will claim Astyanax is hiding in the castle.
(b) She will claim that she was not Hector's wife.
(c) She will claim Astyanax was killed when Troy fell.
(d) She will claim that she is protected by Apollo.

2. Although he refuses to grant Phaedra a proper burial, what does Theseus plan to do at the end of the play?
(a) Grant the innocent Hippolytus a proper burial.
(b) Find a new wife.
(c) Return to the Underworld to be with his son.
(d) Pray for forgiveness.

3. What does Oedipus wish upon the murderer of Jocasta's late husband?
(a) Subjection to an angry mob of Laius' subjects.
(b) Death.
(c) His prophecy from Apollo.
(d) Torment from Hades.

4. Who is Oedipus' father in Corinth?
(a) King Atreus.
(b) King Menelaus.
(c) King Priam.
(d) King Polybus.

5. In the fourth act of "Phaedra," what new character enters the play?
(a) Hippolytus' wife.
(b) The messenger.
(c) Theseus' brother.
(d) Diana.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what does Hector warn Andromache in a dream?

2. How does Jocasta kill herself?

3. How does Ulysses trick Andromache into revealing Astyanax's location?

4. What does Phaedra finally admit to Theseus at the end of the play?

5. What has happened to the Trojan widows after their army was defeated?

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