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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the start of "Phaedra," where is Theseus?
(a) The Underworld.
(b) Mount Olympus.
(c) Thebes.
(d) Corinth.

2. Upon what were Thyestes' sons sacrificed?
(a) Their grandfather's tomb.
(b) The weapons of their ancestors.
(c) A pyre.
(d) An altar.

3. What is significant about Hecuba's exit at the end of the play?
(a) It infers that she has committed suicide.
(b) It infers that the gods have taken her away with them.
(c) It infers that she will be staying in Troy.
(d) It infers that she is going to murder Ulysses.

4. In the fourth act of "Thyestes," who informs the chorus about Atreus murdering his nephews?
(a) A messenger.
(b) Atreus' prefect.
(c) Atreus' minister.
(d) A priest.

5. What happened when Polyxena was sacrificed in honor of Achilles?
(a) The gods cried out that she would be avenged.
(b) Her body was taken away by Apollo.
(c) The tomb soaked up her blood.
(d) The land went silent.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. According to Hecuba, what was ignored before the fall of Troy?

4. Who does Andromache blame for the fall of Troy?

5. 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?

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