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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who enters at the end of the second act of "Phaedra"?
(a) Hippolytus.
(b) Tiresias.
(c) Creon.
(d) Theseus.

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

4. What is Phaedra doing in the beginning of the fifth act?
(a) Attempting suicide.
(b) Cutting and burning her hair.
(c) Seducing Theseus.
(d) Mourning Hippolytus.

5. How does Atreus plan to lure Thyestes to his castle?
(a) He has sent word to Thyestes that he is dying.
(b) He has sent word to Thyestes, falsely begging for a reconciliation.
(c) He has sent word to Thyestes that he wants to abdicate the throne.
(d) He has sent word to Thyestes that he wants to groom his oldest nephew to be his heir.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hippolytus prefer over social interactions?

2. Although he refuses to grant Phaedra a proper burial, what does Theseus plan to do at the end of the play?

3. Why does Atreus not fear his subjects' favor?

4. In the fourth act of "Thyestes," who informs the chorus about Atreus murdering his nephews?

5. At the end of the third act of "Phaedra," the chorus cries, "Why dost thou dwell afar,/ All too indifferent to men,/ Not anxious to bring blessing to the good,/ And to the evil, bane"? About what is the chorus lamenting?

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