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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does Hippolytus pray in the preface of "Phaedra"?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Athena.
(d) Diana.

2. What does Phaedra finally admit to Theseus at the end of the play?
(a) She married Hippolytus.
(b) She was supposed to kill Theseus.
(c) She lied about the rape.
(d) She is pregnant by Hippolytus.

3. Upon what were Thyestes' sons sacrificed?
(a) A pyre.
(b) The weapons of their ancestors.
(c) Their grandfather's tomb.
(d) An altar.

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

5. What parts of Thyestes' sons are presented to Thyestes as a gift?
(a) Their hands.
(b) Their livers.
(c) Their hearts.
(d) Their heads.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

5. According to the chorus in the third act of "Phaedra," what no longer governs mankind?

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