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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) They will be exiled.
(c) Their bodies will be boiled to pieces.
(d) Their bodies will be fed to wild animals.

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

3. To where is Thyestes traveling in the third act?
(a) Thebes.
(b) Corinth.
(c) Argos.
(d) Troy.

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

5. In the second act of "Thyestes," how does Atreus plan to wreak vengeance against his brother?
(a) Thyestes will be burned alive.
(b) Thyestes will be dragged to death by his horses.
(c) Thyestes will be tricked into eating his own children.
(d) Thyestes will be blinded.

Short Answer Questions

1. What creature attacked Hippolytus?

2. Which character in "Thyestes" is decapitated?

3. What does Phaedra finally admit to Theseus at the end of the play?

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

5. What does Atreus do to his nephews' bodies?

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