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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not one of Thyestes' sons?
(a) Plisthenes.
(b) Tantalus.
(c) One son stays unnamed.
(d) Agamemnon.

2. To whom does Phaedra confide her desire for Hippolytus?
(a) Her daughter.
(b) Hippolytus' sister.
(c) Theseus.
(d) Hippolytus' nurse.

3. Why does the nurse claim to be dressed in a particular manner in the third act of "Phaedra"?
(a) She has joined the temple of Apollo.
(b) She is going to be wed.
(c) She is joining the hunt.
(d) Phaedra wants to die.

4. What does Atreus do to his nephews' bodies?
(a) He buries them.
(b) He burns them.
(c) He prepares them as a meal for their father.
(d) He feeds them to the pigs.

5. How does Atreus protect his sons from sharing the blame for his plot against Thyestes?
(a) Atreus pleads with Zeus to keep them ignorant.
(b) Atreus keeps them completely ignorant of the plan.
(c) Atreus sends them away.
(d) Atreus lies to them about his plan.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what sort of garb is Phaedra's nurse dressed in the third act?

2. Who is Theseus' first wife?

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

4. According to the chorus in the third act of "Phaedra," what no longer governs mankind?

5. To whom does Hippolytus pray in the preface of "Phaedra"?

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