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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Atreus do to his nephews' bodies?
(a) He feeds them to the pigs.
(b) He burns them.
(c) He prepares them as a meal for their father.
(d) He buries them.

3. What does the chorus sing about at the end of the first act of "Phaedra"?
(a) They sing about Aphrodite's influence over Phaedra.
(b) They sing about the unnatural love Phaedra has for Hippolytus.
(c) They sing about how every living creatures will surrender to love eventually.
(d) They sing about the transcendent nature of death.

4. In what state is Tantalus in the first act of "Thyestes"?
(a) Buried alive.
(b) Near death.
(c) A ghost.
(d) Imprisoned.

5. How does Atreus plan to lure Thyestes to his castle?
(a) He has sent word to Thyestes, falsely begging for a reconciliation.
(b) He has sent word to Thyestes that he wants to abdicate the throne.
(c) He has sent word to Thyestes that he is dying.
(d) He has sent word to Thyestes that he wants to groom his oldest nephew to be his heir.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Atreus justify his wicked plans against his brother?

2. What does Hippolytus prefer over social interactions?

3. Who did Tantalus serve as a meal to the gods?

4. What fate awaits the children of Thyestes?

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

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