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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What emotion is Thyestes mysteriously experiencing in the beginning of the last act of "Thyestes"?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Anger.
(c) Grief.
(d) Triumph.

2. Before his brother's treachery is revealed in the fifth act, what does Thyestes admit to being upset about in regards to his supposed reconciliation to Atreus?
(a) Their father could not have lived to see them reconcile.
(b) Atreus' sons are not present to meet their uncle.
(c) His sons are not there to share the joy.
(d) They could not have reconciled earlier.

3. What is revealed about Troy in the background of "Troades"?
(a) Troy is blessed by Zeus himself.
(b) Troy has been cursed.
(c) Troy is the mightiest city-state in the world.
(d) Troy has fallen to the Spartans.

4. Why does Atreus not fear his subjects' favor?
(a) He knows they will always be loyal to him.
(b) He knows they do not care for his brother.
(c) He believes he is their supreme ruler.
(d) He believes they will never know about his misdeeds.

5. What reason does Atreus give for hating the three boys?
(a) They could change the tide of favor against Atreus.
(b) They are his brother's sons.
(c) The boys tormented Atreus' sons.
(d) Atreus was in love with their mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon whom must Tantalus loose the Fury?

2. What does Phaedra's nurse lament in the beginning of the second act?

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

4. What false offer has Atreus apparently made to Thyestes, according to the third act of "Thyestes"?

5. According to Calchas, why must Polyxena and Astyanax die?

(see the answer key)

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