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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the nurse show Theseus when he demands to know why Phaedra is determined to die in the third act?
(a) The blood on their bedsheets.
(b) Hippolytus' sword.
(c) Hippolytus' armor.
(d) Phaedra's torn dress.

2. When Hippolytus rebuffs Phaedra, how does she react?
(a) She prays for forgiveness.
(b) She flees the city.
(c) She slanders him.
(d) She attempts suicide.

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

4. What is the station of Theseus' first wife?
(a) Queen of Sparta.
(b) Queen of the Amazons.
(c) Queen of Thebes.
(d) Princess of Troy.

5. What is Atreus celebrating in the beginning of the fifth act of "Thyestes"?
(a) His reconciliation with his brother.
(b) His brother's marriage.
(c) His triumph over his brother.
(d) His son's birthday.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of the second act of "Phaedra," in what does the chorus hope Hippolytus will find comfort?

2. What does Agamemnon claim as being forbidden, due to shame and honor?

3. In the first act of "Thyestes," why does Tantalus initially refuse to unleash chaos?

4. Who accompanies Atreus at his bidding when he goes to make a sacrifice to the gods at the end of the third act of "Thyestes"?

5. Who enters at the end of the second act of "Phaedra"?

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