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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who commands Tantalus to cast his chaos upon others?
(a) Hades.
(b) Zeus.
(c) The Gorgons.
(d) The Fury.

2. In the first act of "Thyestes," what do the Fury claim to have planned for the wrongdoers?
(a) A war.
(b) A strange meal.
(c) A quick death.
(d) Torment from the animals.

3. What is Atreus celebrating in the beginning of the fifth act of "Thyestes"?
(a) His triumph over his brother.
(b) His brother's marriage.
(c) His son's birthday.
(d) His reconciliation with his brother.

4. For what does Theseus pray at the end of the third act of "Phaedra"?
(a) Wisdom to deal out justice.
(b) Forgiveness for his failure to stop the assault.
(c) The death of his son.
(d) Healing for Phaedra.

5. Which character in "Thyestes" is decapitated?
(a) Atreus.
(b) Thyestes.
(c) Tantalus.
(d) Plisthenes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Phaedra finally admit to Theseus at the end of the play?

2. Of what does Phaedra's nurse attempt to convince Hippolytus in the second act of "Phaedra"?

3. What reason does Atreus give for hating the three boys?

4. How does Atreus plan to lure Thyestes to his castle?

5. What does the chorus sing about at the end of the first act of "Phaedra"?

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