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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who enters at the end of the second act of "Phaedra"?
(a) Tiresias.
(b) Theseus.
(c) Hippolytus.
(d) Creon.

2. Who did Tantalus serve as a meal to the gods?
(a) Pelops.
(b) Plisthenes.
(c) Atreus.
(d) Thyestes.

3. How does Atreus protect his sons from sharing the blame for his plot against Thyestes?
(a) Atreus keeps them completely ignorant of the plan.
(b) Atreus sends them away.
(c) Atreus pleads with Zeus to keep them ignorant.
(d) Atreus lies to them about his plan.

4. For what reason does Phaedra dress in a particular manner in the second act?
(a) She wants to feel what Hippolytus feels when he hunts.
(b) She is trying to remind herself what is good in her marriage.
(c) She wishes to attract Hippolytus' attention.
(d) She is mourning the death of her husband.

5. How are the Greeks dividing the captive Trojan women among themselves?
(a) They are taking the wives of the Trojans they have personally killed.
(b) They are having a competition.
(c) They are letting the gods decide.
(d) They are drawing lots.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Atreus offer to Thyestes when the latter apologizes for his misdeeds against him?

2. What parts of Thyestes' sons are presented to Thyestes as a gift?

3. About what act is Theseus manipulated into believing occurred in his absence during the third act of "Phaedra"?

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

5. How does Hippolytus feel when he learns that Phaedra desires him?

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