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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What fate awaits the children of Thyestes?
(a) They will be buried alive.
(b) Their bodies will be fed to wild animals.
(c) Their bodies will be boiled to pieces.
(d) They will be exiled.

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

3. What does the chorus sing about at the end of the first act of "Phaedra"?
(a) They sing about Aphrodite's influence over Phaedra.
(b) They sing about the transcendent nature of death.
(c) They sing about how every living creatures will surrender to love eventually.
(d) They sing about the unnatural love Phaedra has for Hippolytus.

4. Which character in "Thyestes" is decapitated?
(a) Tantalus.
(b) Atreus.
(c) Thyestes.
(d) Plisthenes.

5. To whom does Hippolytus pray in the preface of "Phaedra"?
(a) Diana.
(b) Athena.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Apollo.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what act is Theseus manipulated into believing occurred in his absence during the third act of "Phaedra"?

2. How was young Tantalus murdered?

3. What is the station of Theseus' first wife?

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

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

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