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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose ghost appears in "Octavia" and complains about Nero?
(a) Octavia's mother.
(b) Agrippina.
(c) Claudius.
(d) Britannicus.

2. Why does Atreus not fear his subjects' favor?
(a) He believes they will never know about his misdeeds.
(b) He knows they do not care for his brother.
(c) He knows they will always be loyal to him.
(d) He believes he is their supreme ruler.

3. What does the messenger reveal that Oedipus refuses to do in the fifth act?
(a) Free the imprisoned Creon.
(b) Tell Jocasta the truth about their relationship.
(c) Commit suicide.
(d) Flee Thebes.

4. Which character in "Thyestes" is decapitated?
(a) Thyestes.
(b) Tantalus.
(c) Plisthenes.
(d) Atreus.

5. In the first act of "Thyestes," why does Tantalus initially refuse to unleash chaos?
(a) He does not believe they deserve to be punished.
(b) He does not wish to be punished by Zeus.
(c) He does not believe in his capabilities to be cruel.
(d) He is not meant to abet punishment on others.

Short Answer Questions

1. To where is Thyestes traveling in the third act?

2. What does the messenger reveal to Oedipus about his past?

3. What does Nero order as his wife's fate?

4. Whose priests gave Oedipus the prophecy that he will kill his father and marry his mother?

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

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