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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What creature attacked Hippolytus?
(a) Medusa.
(b) Cerberus.
(c) A Fury.
(d) Neptune's sea bull.

3. For what reason does Phaedra dress in a particular manner in the second act?
(a) She is trying to remind herself what is good in her marriage.
(b) She wants to feel what Hippolytus feels when he hunts.
(c) She wishes to attract Hippolytus' attention.
(d) She is mourning the death of her husband.

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

5. At the end of the second act of "Phaedra," in what does the chorus hope Hippolytus will find comfort?
(a) His beauty.
(b) His love of the outdoors.
(c) His hunting skills.
(d) His prayers to Diana.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the chorus, what is the best way for a man to die?

2. How was young Tantalus murdered?

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

4. What parts of Thyestes' sons are presented to Thyestes as a gift?

5. According to Talthybius, what did a prophet witness that suggests the sea mourns for Achilles?

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