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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What creature attacked Hippolytus?
(a) Cerberus.
(b) Medusa.
(c) Neptune's sea bull.
(d) A Fury.

2. For what does Theseus pray at the end of the third act of "Phaedra"?
(a) Forgiveness for his failure to stop the assault.
(b) Wisdom to deal out justice.
(c) The death of his son.
(d) Healing for Phaedra.

3. What false offer has Atreus apparently made to Thyestes, according to the third act of "Thyestes"?
(a) Atreus will have his nephews educated if Thyestes becomes his advisor.
(b) Atreus will groom young Tantalus to rule the kingdom.
(c) Thyestes will rule in Atreus' stead.
(d) The two brothers will rule the kingdom jointly.

4. In the first act of "Thyestes," what do the Fury claim to have planned for the wrongdoers?
(a) A war.
(b) Torment from the animals.
(c) A strange meal.
(d) A quick death.

5. What does Phaedra's nurse lament in the beginning of the second act?
(a) Hippolytus' disdain of women.
(b) Theseus' death.
(c) Phaedra's plan to seduce Hippolytus.
(d) Phaedra's planned suicide.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Atreus give for hating the three boys?

2. In what state is Tantalus in the first act of "Thyestes"?

3. How does Theseus feel upon learning of his son's death?

4. How does Atreus justify his wicked plans against his brother?

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

(see the answer key)

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