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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the nurse claim to be dressed in a particular manner in the third act of "Phaedra"?
(a) Phaedra wants to die.
(b) She has joined the temple of Apollo.
(c) She is going to be wed.
(d) She is joining the hunt.

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

3. How does Thyestes feel about his impending meeting with his brother?
(a) Fearful.
(b) Joyful.
(c) Neutral.
(d) Annoyed.

4. What is the station of Theseus' first wife?
(a) Queen of the Amazons.
(b) Princess of Troy.
(c) Queen of Thebes.
(d) Queen of Sparta.

5. Of what does Phaedra's nurse attempt to convince Hippolytus in the second act of "Phaedra"?
(a) He should never come back to the city.
(b) He should try to bring his father back from the Underworld.
(c) He should become more sociable and try to find love.
(d) He should seek Athena's counsel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who enters at the end of the second act of "Phaedra"?

2. Which of the following is not one of Thyestes' sons?

3. What emotion is Thyestes mysteriously experiencing in the beginning of the last act of "Thyestes"?

4. Over what is Tantalus anguishing in the beginning of "Thyestes"?

5. To whom does Hippolytus pray in the preface of "Phaedra"?

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