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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Oedipus fearful of returning to his homeland?
(a) He is still afraid of the prophecy.
(b) He does not wish to leave his wife.
(c) He does not want to be a king.
(d) He does not want to abandon Thebes.

2. What is significant about Polyxena being given a quick death?
(a) She committed suicide.
(b) The gods were merciful.
(c) Agamemnon defied the demands of the sacrifice for Achilles by not killing her slowly.
(d) It shows the Greeks respected her courage.

3. According to Nero, how was he deceived in regards to Octavia?
(a) He was not aware that she had angered several gods.
(b) He was not aware that the subjects were loyal only to her.
(c) He was not aware of how much she hated him.
(d) He was not aware she could not have children.

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

5. What does the messenger reveal to Oedipus about his past?
(a) Oedipus' mother is Jocasta.
(b) Oedipus has no royal blood.
(c) Oedipus was adopted.
(d) The messenger is Oedipus' father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character in "Thyestes" is decapitated?

2. Why is Andromache jealous of Polyxena?

3. What is plaguing Thebes?

4. Why do the Greeks fear Hector's son?

5. Upon what were Thyestes' sons sacrificed?

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