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

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

3. Whom does Tantalus attempt to warn about their impending deaths?
(a) His grandsons.
(b) His sons.
(c) His cousins.
(d) His nephews.

4. According to Calchas, why must Polyxena and Astyanax die?
(a) They pose too much of a threat to the Greeks.
(b) Their deaths will ensure a safe voyage home for the Greeks.
(c) Apollo demands that they die or he will kill the Greeks.
(d) They have the plague.

5. What false offer has Atreus apparently made to Thyestes, according to the third act of "Thyestes"?
(a) Atreus will have his nephews educated if Thyestes becomes his advisor.
(b) Atreus will groom young Tantalus to rule the kingdom.
(c) Thyestes will rule in Atreus' stead.
(d) The two brothers will rule the kingdom jointly.

Short Answer 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?

2. What does Agamemnon claim about Achilles' behavior during battle?

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

4. According to Pyrrhus, who was most afraid of Achilles?

5. To whom does Phaedra confide her desire for Hippolytus?

(see the answer key)

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