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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Tantalus attempt to warn about their impending deaths?
(a) His grandsons.
(b) His sons.
(c) His cousins.
(d) His nephews.

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. How does Theseus feel upon learning of his son's death?
(a) Satisfied.
(b) Elated.
(c) Furious at the gods.
(d) Grief-stricken.

4. Who commands Tantalus to cast his chaos upon others?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Hades.
(c) The Fury.
(d) The Gorgons.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the start of "Phaedra," where is Theseus?

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

3. Why does the nurse claim to be dressed in a particular manner in the third act of "Phaedra"?

4. When Hippolytus rebuffs Phaedra, how does she react?

5. How does Phaedra respond when Theseus demands to know why she is apparently suicidal?

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