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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the start of "Phaedra," where is Theseus?
(a) Thebes.
(b) Corinth.
(c) Mount Olympus.
(d) The Underworld.

2. What is Phaedra doing in the beginning of the fifth act?
(a) Attempting suicide.
(b) Seducing Theseus.
(c) Mourning Hippolytus.
(d) Cutting and burning her hair.

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

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

5. Why does Atreus not fear his subjects' favor?
(a) He knows they will always be loyal to him.
(b) He knows they do not care for his brother.
(c) He believes they will never know about his misdeeds.
(d) He believes he is their supreme ruler.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Phaedra confide her desire for Hippolytus?

2. What does the chorus sing about at the end of the first act of "Phaedra"?

3. What emotion is Thyestes mysteriously experiencing in the beginning of the last act of "Thyestes"?

4. What does Phaedra's nurse lament in the beginning of the second act?

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

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