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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Pyrrhus, who was most afraid of Achilles?
(a) Paris.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Priam.
(d) Hector.

2. What is Thyestes doing at the end of the fourth act?
(a) Eating the feast from his brother.
(b) Receiving counsel from the ghost of his father.
(c) Praying to Zeus.
(d) Preparing to kill his brother.

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

4. Upon whom must Tantalus loose the Fury?
(a) The House of Menelaus.
(b) The House of Priam.
(c) The House of Aeneas.
(d) The House of Pelops.

5. What false offer has Atreus apparently made to Thyestes, according to the third act of "Thyestes"?
(a) Atreus will have his nephews educated if Thyestes becomes his advisor.
(b) Atreus will groom young Tantalus to rule the kingdom.
(c) The two brothers will rule the kingdom jointly.
(d) Thyestes will rule in Atreus' stead.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the nurse claim to be dressed in a particular manner in the third act of "Phaedra"?

2. For what reason does Phaedra dress in a particular manner in the second act?

3. What is Phaedra doing in the beginning of the fifth act?

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

5. To whom does Phaedra confide her desire for Hippolytus?

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