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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 Phaedra confide her desire for Hippolytus?
(a) Hippolytus' sister.
(b) Hippolytus' nurse.
(c) Her daughter.
(d) Theseus.

2. 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) Thyestes.
(c) Atreus' sons.
(d) Thyestes' sons.

3. What does the nurse show Theseus when he demands to know why Phaedra is determined to die in the third act?
(a) Hippolytus' sword.
(b) Phaedra's torn dress.
(c) Hippolytus' armor.
(d) The blood on their bedsheets.

4. 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.

5. In the fourth act of "Phaedra," what new character enters the play?
(a) Hippolytus' wife.
(b) Theseus' brother.
(c) Diana.
(d) The messenger.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Atreus plan to lure Thyestes to his castle?

2. In what sort of garb is Phaedra's nurse dressed in the third act?

3. Of what does Phaedra's nurse attempt to convince Hippolytus in the second act of "Phaedra"?

4. What does the chorus sing about at the end of the first act of "Phaedra"?

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

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