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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Over what is Tantalus anguishing in the beginning of "Thyestes"?
(a) The sins of his sons.
(b) The Greek's plot against his sons.
(c) The death of his wife.
(d) His suicide.

2. In the first act of "Thyestes," what do the Fury claim to have planned for the wrongdoers?
(a) A strange meal.
(b) A war.
(c) A quick death.
(d) Torment from the animals.

3. Who is Theseus' first wife?
(a) Hyppolyta.
(b) Jocasta.
(c) Cassandra.
(d) Andromache.

4. For whom do Hecuba and the chorus lament, though they say nothing will ever adequately express their loss?
(a) Hector.
(b) Achilles.
(c) Priam.
(d) Paris.

5. What is Atreus angry about being unable to avenge?
(a) His father's death.
(b) His brother's insults.
(c) His son's death.
(d) The pestilence deaths of his subjects.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Tantalus serve as a meal to the gods?

2. What happened when Polyxena was sacrificed in honor of Achilles?

3. What does Atreus do to his nephews' bodies?

4. Although he refuses to grant Phaedra a proper burial, what does Theseus plan to do at the end of the play?

5. What deception must Helen play on Polyxena?

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