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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Nero claim to distrust Octavia?
(a) She refuses to bear his child.
(b) Her mother was an adulteress.
(c) She is not entirely Roman.
(d) She sleeps with a knife under her pillow.

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

4. For what reason does Phaedra dress in a particular manner in the second act?
(a) She wishes to attract Hippolytus' attention.
(b) She wants to feel what Hippolytus feels when he hunts.
(c) She is mourning the death of her husband.
(d) She is trying to remind herself what is good in her marriage.

5. In the preface of "Phaedra," what is Hippolytus organizing?
(a) A prayer service.
(b) A rebellion.
(c) A hunt.
(d) A battle.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Atreus protect his sons from sharing the blame for his plot against Thyestes?

2. About what act is Theseus manipulated into believing occurred in his absence during the third act of "Phaedra"?

3. What is revealed about Troy in the background of "Troades"?

4. Whom does Tantalus attempt to warn about their impending deaths?

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

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