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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upon what were Thyestes' sons sacrificed?
(a) A pyre.
(b) The weapons of their ancestors.
(c) An altar.
(d) Their grandfather's tomb.

2. Who is Hecuba?
(a) Queen of Thebes.
(b) Queen of Sparta.
(c) Queen of the Amazons.
(d) Queen of Troy.

3. What news does the messenger give Oedipus in the fourth act?
(a) Zeus has ended the plague.
(b) Creon has seized control of Corinth.
(c) Polybus has died.
(d) Tiresias is a fake.

4. Of what does Phaedra's nurse attempt to convince Hippolytus in the second act of "Phaedra"?
(a) He should never come back to the city.
(b) He should try to bring his father back from the Underworld.
(c) He should become more sociable and try to find love.
(d) He should seek Athena's counsel.

5. Why is Oedipus fearful of returning to his homeland?
(a) He does not wish to leave his wife.
(b) He does not want to abandon Thebes.
(c) He is still afraid of the prophecy.
(d) He does not want to be a king.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Oedipus send Creon?

2. What does Oedipus believe about himself in the fifth act?

3. About what act is Theseus manipulated into believing occurred in his absence during the third act of "Phaedra"?

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

5. From where did Oedipus come?

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