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

2. Who is Theseus' first wife?
(a) Jocasta.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) Andromache.
(d) Hyppolyta.

3. 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"?
(a) Thyestes' wife.
(b) Thyestes' sons.
(c) Thyestes.
(d) Atreus' sons.

4. According to Andromache, what is the worst fate for a Trojan woman?
(a) Marriage to a Greek.
(b) Exile from their home.
(c) Death in the name of the Greeks.
(d) Abandonment by their husbands.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What deception must Helen play on Polyxena?

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

3. How does Atreus protect his sons from sharing the blame for his plot against Thyestes?

4. What does the nurse show Theseus when he demands to know why Phaedra is determined to die in the third act?

5. How does Phaedra respond when Theseus demands to know why she is apparently suicidal?

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