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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who enters at the end of the second act of "Phaedra"?
(a) Hippolytus.
(b) Tiresias.
(c) Theseus.
(d) Creon.

2. What is Phaedra doing in the beginning of the fifth act?
(a) Seducing Theseus.
(b) Cutting and burning her hair.
(c) Mourning Hippolytus.
(d) Attempting suicide.

3. In the first act of "Thyestes," why does Tantalus initially refuse to unleash chaos?
(a) He does not believe they deserve to be punished.
(b) He does not believe in his capabilities to be cruel.
(c) He does not wish to be punished by Zeus.
(d) He is not meant to abet punishment on others.

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

5. Who did Tantalus serve as a meal to the gods?
(a) Thyestes.
(b) Atreus.
(c) Plisthenes.
(d) Pelops.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Theseus' first wife?

2. How does Phaedra die?

3. In the preface of "Phaedra," what is Hippolytus organizing?

4. 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?

5. In what state is Tantalus in the first act of "Thyestes"?

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