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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of the third act of "Phaedra," the chorus cries, "Why dost thou dwell afar,/ All too indifferent to men,/ Not anxious to bring blessing to the good,/ And to the evil, bane"? About what is the chorus lamenting?
(a) Phaedra has committed suicide.
(b) Hippolytus has been murdered.
(c) Phaedra falsely accused Hippolytus of rape.
(d) Hippolytus has tried to kill his father.

2. In the first act of "Thyestes," why does Tantalus initially refuse to unleash chaos?
(a) He does not wish to be punished by Zeus.
(b) He does not believe in his capabilities to be cruel.
(c) He is not meant to abet punishment on others.
(d) He does not believe they deserve to be punished.

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

4. Of what does Phaedra's nurse attempt to convince Hippolytus in the second act of "Phaedra"?
(a) He should seek Athena's counsel.
(b) He should try to bring his father back from the Underworld.
(c) He should become more sociable and try to find love.
(d) He should never come back to the city.

5. What does Atreus do to his nephews' bodies?
(a) He feeds them to the pigs.
(b) He buries them.
(c) He burns them.
(d) He prepares them as a meal for their father.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Upon whom must Tantalus loose the Fury?

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

4. For what reason does Phaedra dress in a particular manner in the second act?

5. What does Atreus offer to Thyestes when the latter apologizes for his misdeeds against him?

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