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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who accompanies Atreus at his bidding when he goes to make a sacrifice to the gods at the end of the third act of "Thyestes"?
(a) Thyestes' wife.
(b) Atreus' sons.
(c) Thyestes' sons.
(d) Thyestes.

2. Upon whom must Tantalus loose the Fury?
(a) The House of Priam.
(b) The House of Menelaus.
(c) The House of Pelops.
(d) The House of Aeneas.

3. Which of the following is not one of Thyestes' sons?
(a) Tantalus.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Plisthenes.
(d) One son stays unnamed.

4. Over what is Tantalus anguishing in the beginning of "Thyestes"?
(a) His suicide.
(b) The sins of his sons.
(c) The death of his wife.
(d) The Greek's plot against his sons.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character in "Thyestes" is decapitated?

2. What false offer has Atreus apparently made to Thyestes, according to the third act of "Thyestes"?

3. At the end of "Thyestes," what does the titular character entrust to the gods?

4. In the second act of "Thyestes," how does Atreus plan to wreak vengeance against his brother?

5. To whom do Thyestes and Atreus drink a toast in the fifth act of "Thyestes"?

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