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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who enters at the end of the second act of "Phaedra"?
(a) Hippolytus.
(b) Tiresias.
(c) Creon.
(d) Theseus.

2. How does Atreus plan to lure Thyestes to his castle?
(a) He has sent word to Thyestes, falsely begging for a reconciliation.
(b) He has sent word to Thyestes that he wants to groom his oldest nephew to be his heir.
(c) He has sent word to Thyestes that he wants to abdicate the throne.
(d) He has sent word to Thyestes that he is dying.

3. In the fourth act of "Thyestes," who informs the chorus about Atreus murdering his nephews?
(a) Atreus' prefect.
(b) Atreus' minister.
(c) A messenger.
(d) A priest.

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

5. To whom do Thyestes and Atreus drink a toast in the fifth act of "Thyestes"?
(a) The gods.
(b) Pelops.
(c) Each other.
(d) Tantalus.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Atreus protect his sons from sharing the blame for his plot against Thyestes?

2. How does Hippolytus feel when he learns that Phaedra desires him?

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

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

5. Which character in "Thyestes" is decapitated?

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