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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Thyestes doing at the end of the fourth act?
(a) Praying to Zeus.
(b) Preparing to kill his brother.
(c) Receiving counsel from the ghost of his father.
(d) Eating the feast from his brother.

2. Upon whom must Tantalus loose the Fury?
(a) The House of Menelaus.
(b) The House of Aeneas.
(c) The House of Priam.
(d) The House of Pelops.

3. What did the Greeks admire about Polyxena?
(a) Her ability as warrior.
(b) Her courage.
(c) Her piety.
(d) Her anger.

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

5. According to Talthybius, what did a prophet witness that suggests the sea mourns for Achilles?
(a) An animal fell into the rocks.
(b) A tree fell in a storm.
(c) The earth split into two.
(d) The sea has grown turbulent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Talthybius' station among the Greeks?

2. Who is Hecuba?

3. Upon what were Thyestes' sons sacrificed?

4. Who did Tantalus serve as a meal to the gods?

5. Whom does Hecuba predict will not find peace for a long time?

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