View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Hippolytus rebuffs Phaedra, how does she react?
(a) She slanders him.
(b) She prays for forgiveness.
(c) She flees the city.
(d) She attempts suicide.

2. What parts of Thyestes' sons are presented to Thyestes as a gift?
(a) Their hands.
(b) Their hearts.
(c) Their heads.
(d) Their livers.

3. How was young Tantalus murdered?
(a) He was disemboweled.
(b) He was drowned.
(c) He was thrown from a tower.
(d) His throat was cut.

4. How does Hippolytus feel when he learns that Phaedra desires him?
(a) Aroused.
(b) Repulsed.
(c) Humiliated.
(d) Elated.

5. How does Theseus feel upon learning of his son's death?
(a) Satisfied.
(b) Furious at the gods.
(c) Elated.
(d) Grief-stricken.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the fourth act of "Phaedra," what new character enters the play?

2. What is Atreus celebrating in the beginning of the fifth act of "Thyestes"?

3. Although he refuses to grant Phaedra a proper burial, what does Theseus plan to do at the end of the play?

4. Who enters at the end of the second act of "Phaedra"?

5. Who is the father of Tantulus?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 212 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample