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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does "Octavia" take place?
(a) 100 A.D.
(b) 62 A.D.
(c) 100 A.D.
(d) 62 B.C.

2. For whom do Hecuba and the chorus lament, though they say nothing will ever adequately express their loss?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Priam.
(c) Hector.
(d) Paris.

3. What is plaguing Poppaea on her wedding day?
(a) She knows that the subjects will reject her as queen.
(b) She knows that, according to the prophecy, she will kill Nero.
(c) She fears that she is pregnant by Nero.
(d) A dream that suggests she will be punished in the afterlife.

4. What is Atreus celebrating in the beginning of the fifth act of "Thyestes"?
(a) His son's birthday.
(b) His triumph over his brother.
(c) His reconciliation with his brother.
(d) His brother's marriage.

5. In the second act of "Thyestes," how does Atreus plan to wreak vengeance against his brother?
(a) Thyestes will be burned alive.
(b) Thyestes will be blinded.
(c) Thyestes will be dragged to death by his horses.
(d) Thyestes will be tricked into eating his own children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Over what is Tantalus anguishing in the beginning of "Thyestes"?

2. Which character in "Thyestes" is decapitated?

3. In the first act of "Thyestes," why does Tantalus initially refuse to unleash chaos?

4. What is being destroyed on Nero's wedding day in protest?

5. How does Atreus plan to lure Thyestes to his castle?

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