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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what sort of garb is Phaedra's nurse dressed in the third act?
(a) Mourning garb.
(b) Wedding dress.
(c) Hunting garb.
(d) Priestess robes.

2. What must Atreus convince Thyestes to accept in the third act of "Thyestes"?
(a) The position of head advisor.
(b) Half of the crown.
(c) Gold.
(d) A wife.

3. Who is Theseus' first wife?
(a) Jocasta.
(b) Andromache.
(c) Hyppolyta.
(d) Cassandra.

4. How does Hippolytus die?
(a) He is dragged to death on the rocks.
(b) He is thrown from a cliff.
(c) He is dragged into the sea by Neptune's creature.
(d) He is stabbed by his own sword.

5. How does Hippolytus feel when he learns that Phaedra desires him?
(a) Elated.
(b) Aroused.
(c) Repulsed.
(d) Humiliated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Phaedra's confidante try to dissuade her from doing?

2. What is Phaedra's relationship to Hippolytus?

3. Upon what did Hippolytus' horses run when escaping the attacking creature?

4. To whom does Hippolytus pray in the preface of "Phaedra"?

5. Whom does Tantalus attempt to warn about their impending deaths?

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