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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Phaedra respond when Theseus demands to know why she is apparently suicidal?
(a) She tries to make love to him.
(b) She begins to scream.
(c) She tries to throw herself out the window.
(d) She would rather die than confide in him about the "evil" someone did to her.

2. According to the chorus, what is the best way for a man to die?
(a) At sea.
(b) Suicide.
(c) At home with his family.
(d) In battle.

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

4. In the preface of "Phaedra," what is Hippolytus organizing?
(a) A rebellion.
(b) A hunt.
(c) A battle.
(d) A prayer service.

5. Where does Andromache hide her son?
(a) The marketplace.
(b) Hector's tomb.
(c) The temple of Apollo.
(d) The caves by the edge of the city.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Thyestes feel about his impending meeting with his brother?

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

3. What did the Greeks admire about Polyxena?

4. In the fourth act of "Thyestes," who informs the chorus about Atreus murdering his nephews?

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

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