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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hippolytus prefer over social interactions?
(a) Meaningless relationships.
(b) Politics.
(c) Battle.
(d) The outdoors.

2. In what state is Tantalus in the first act of "Thyestes"?
(a) Imprisoned.
(b) A ghost.
(c) Near death.
(d) Buried alive.

3. What does the nurse show Theseus when he demands to know why Phaedra is determined to die in the third act?
(a) Phaedra's torn dress.
(b) Hippolytus' sword.
(c) Hippolytus' armor.
(d) The blood on their bedsheets.

4. When Hippolytus rebuffs Phaedra, how does she react?
(a) She slanders him.
(b) She attempts suicide.
(c) She flees the city.
(d) She prays for forgiveness.

5. In the fourth act of "Phaedra," what new character enters the play?
(a) Theseus' brother.
(b) Hippolytus' wife.
(c) Diana.
(d) The messenger.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom do Thyestes and Atreus drink a toast in the fifth act of "Thyestes"?

2. How does Thyestes feel about his impending meeting with his brother?

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

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

5. How does Theseus feel upon learning of his son's death?

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