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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Calchas, why must Polyxena and Astyanax die?
(a) Apollo demands that they die or he will kill the Greeks.
(b) They pose too much of a threat to the Greeks.
(c) They have the plague.
(d) Their deaths will ensure a safe voyage home for the Greeks.

2. At the end of "Thyestes," what does the titular character entrust to the gods?
(a) His life.
(b) The souls of his sons.
(c) Atreus' punishment.
(d) His fate at sea.

3. 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?
(a) Hippolytus has tried to kill his father.
(b) Phaedra has committed suicide.
(c) Phaedra falsely accused Hippolytus of rape.
(d) Hippolytus has been murdered.

4. How does Theseus feel upon learning of his son's death?
(a) Grief-stricken.
(b) Furious at the gods.
(c) Elated.
(d) Satisfied.

5. Of what does Phaedra's nurse attempt to convince Hippolytus in the second act of "Phaedra"?
(a) He should try to bring his father back from the Underworld.
(b) He should never come back to the city.
(c) He should become more sociable and try to find love.
(d) He should seek Athena's counsel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion is Thyestes mysteriously experiencing in the beginning of the last act of "Thyestes"?

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

3. Which of the following is not one of Thyestes' sons?

4. According to Hecuba, what also died on the same day as her warrior son?

5. Why is Pyrrhus angry at Agamemnon?

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