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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does Hippolytus pray in the preface of "Phaedra"?
(a) Diana.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Athena.

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

3. Although he refuses to grant Phaedra a proper burial, what does Theseus plan to do at the end of the play?
(a) Grant the innocent Hippolytus a proper burial.
(b) Return to the Underworld to be with his son.
(c) Pray for forgiveness.
(d) Find a new wife.

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

5. How does Thyestes feel about his impending meeting with his brother?
(a) Neutral.
(b) Fearful.
(c) Annoyed.
(d) Joyful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the nurse claim to be dressed in a particular manner in the third act of "Phaedra"?

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

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

4. Who is the father of Tantulus?

5. What is Atreus angry about being unable to avenge?

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