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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Over what is Tantalus anguishing in the beginning of "Thyestes"?
(a) His suicide.
(b) The Greek's plot against his sons.
(c) The death of his wife.
(d) The sins of his sons.

2. What does Atreus offer to Thyestes when the latter apologizes for his misdeeds against him?
(a) A wife.
(b) Forgiveness and half the crown.
(c) Control of the military.
(d) To name Thyestes' son as his heir.

3. In the fourth act of "Phaedra," what new character enters the play?
(a) Diana.
(b) Theseus' brother.
(c) The messenger.
(d) Hippolytus' wife.

4. About what act is Theseus manipulated into believing occurred in his absence during the third act of "Phaedra"?
(a) Hippolytus violently beat Phaedra for insolence.
(b) Phaedra has attempted suicide.
(c) Hippolytus raped Phaedra.
(d) Phaedra had a miscarriage.

5. Why was Hippolytus trapped upon his horse before his death?
(a) He fell and became tangled in the reins.
(b) His saddle was sabotaged.
(c) His sword became ensnared with the horse's mane.
(d) He could not dismount.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the station of Theseus' first wife?

2. To whom does Phaedra confide her desire for Hippolytus?

3. Which of the following is not one of Thyestes' sons?

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

5. What emotion is Thyestes mysteriously experiencing in the beginning of the last act of "Thyestes"?

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