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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the station of Theseus' first wife?
(a) Queen of Sparta.
(b) Princess of Troy.
(c) Queen of the Amazons.
(d) Queen of Thebes.

3. For what reason does Phaedra dress in a particular manner in the second act?
(a) She is mourning the death of her husband.
(b) She wants to feel what Hippolytus feels when he hunts.
(c) She is trying to remind herself what is good in her marriage.
(d) She wishes to attract Hippolytus' attention.

4. 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) The blood on their bedsheets.
(c) Hippolytus' armor.
(d) Hippolytus' sword.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the preface of "Phaedra," what is Hippolytus organizing?

2. What creature attacked Hippolytus?

3. 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?

4. In the second act of "Thyestes," how does Atreus plan to wreak vengeance against his brother?

5. What false offer has Atreus apparently made to Thyestes, according to the third act of "Thyestes"?

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