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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Hippolytus die?
(a) He is dragged into the sea by Neptune's creature.
(b) He is dragged to death on the rocks.
(c) He is stabbed by his own sword.
(d) He is thrown from a cliff.

2. What is Phaedra's relationship to Hippolytus?
(a) She is his sister.
(b) She is his stepsister.
(c) She is his stepmother.
(d) She is his mother.

3. For what does Theseus pray at the end of the third act of "Phaedra"?
(a) Forgiveness for his failure to stop the assault.
(b) The death of his son.
(c) Healing for Phaedra.
(d) Wisdom to deal out justice.

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

5. What does Phaedra's confidante try to dissuade her from doing?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Acting on her attraction to Hippolytus.
(c) Ignoring her feelings for Hippolytus.
(d) Leaving the city to escape her desire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Andromache hide her son?

2. In the fourth act of "Thyestes," who informs the chorus about Atreus murdering his nephews?

3. How are the Greeks dividing the captive Trojan women among themselves?

4. According to Talthybius, what did a prophet witness that suggests the sea mourns for Achilles?

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

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