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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Astyanax defy the Greeks at his death?
(a) He escaped from the Greeks and threw himself in the sea.
(b) He prayed to Zeus as he died.
(c) He jumped out of the tower before they could throw him out.
(d) He stabbed himself so that they cannot throw him from the tower.

2. What does Hecuba tell the chorus they must not do in regards to Priam?
(a) Pity him.
(b) Speak unkindly against him.
(c) Remember him as frail.
(d) Betray his memory.

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

4. According to Pyrrhus, who was most afraid of Achilles?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Paris.
(c) Hector.
(d) Priam.

5. At the end of "Thyestes," what does the titular character entrust to the gods?
(a) Atreus' punishment.
(b) His fate at sea.
(c) The souls of his sons.
(d) His life.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Upon what were Thyestes' sons sacrificed?

3. Why is Andromache jealous of Polyxena?

4. What does Hippolytus prefer over social interactions?

5. What is Phaedra's relationship to Hippolytus?

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