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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What fate awaits the children of Thyestes?
(a) Their bodies will be fed to wild animals.
(b) Their bodies will be boiled to pieces.
(c) They will be exiled.
(d) They will be buried alive.

2. Who commands Tantalus to cast his chaos upon others?
(a) Hades.
(b) Zeus.
(c) The Fury.
(d) The Gorgons.

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

4. What must Atreus convince Thyestes to accept in the third act of "Thyestes"?
(a) Gold.
(b) The position of head advisor.
(c) Half of the crown.
(d) A wife.

5. What emotion is Thyestes mysteriously experiencing in the beginning of the last act of "Thyestes"?
(a) Anger.
(b) Grief.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Triumph.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Atreus do to his nephews' bodies?

2. Upon whom must Tantalus loose the Fury?

3. Upon what were Thyestes' sons sacrificed?

4. Before his brother's treachery is revealed in the fifth act, what does Thyestes admit to being upset about in regards to his supposed reconciliation to Atreus?

5. What parts of Thyestes' sons are presented to Thyestes as a gift?

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