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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is significant about Polyxena being given a quick death?
(a) Agamemnon defied the demands of the sacrifice for Achilles by not killing her slowly.
(b) The gods were merciful.
(c) It shows the Greeks respected her courage.
(d) She committed suicide.

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

3. According to the chorus in the third act of "Phaedra," what no longer governs mankind?
(a) Justice.
(b) Fate.
(c) Kindness.
(d) Love.

4. Although he refuses to grant Phaedra a proper burial, what does Theseus plan to do at the end of the play?
(a) Return to the Underworld to be with his son.
(b) Grant the innocent Hippolytus a proper burial.
(c) Pray for forgiveness.
(d) Find a new wife.

5. Who is Oedipus' father in Corinth?
(a) King Polybus.
(b) King Priam.
(c) King Atreus.
(d) King Menelaus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was murdered before the beginning of "Oedipus"?

2. Why is Pyrrhus angry at Agamemnon?

3. For what does Theseus pray at the end of the third act of "Phaedra"?

4. Upon whom must Tantalus loose the Fury?

5. Who is the father of Tantulus?

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