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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About what act is Theseus manipulated into believing occurred in his absence during the third act of "Phaedra"?
(a) Phaedra has attempted suicide.
(b) Hippolytus raped Phaedra.
(c) Phaedra had a miscarriage.
(d) Hippolytus violently beat Phaedra for insolence.

2. Which of the following is not one of Thyestes' sons?
(a) Plisthenes.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Tantalus.
(d) One son stays unnamed.

3. Why can Ulysses not spare Astyanax?
(a) Ulysses will be killed by Agamemnon if he does not comply with orders.
(b) Astyanax needs to join his father in the afterlife.
(c) Calchas demands the sacrifice.
(d) Astyanax can rightfully claim to be an heir to the Spartan throne.

4. What course of action does Tiresias propose he take in order to help avenge the king's murder?
(a) He will go to the Oracle himself.
(b) He will summon the king's ghost.
(c) He will pray to Zeus for guidance.
(d) He will sacrifice himself to the gods for the end of the plague.

5. What does Creon advise Oedipus to do after the former relays the message from the murdered king?
(a) Commit suicide.
(b) Renounce the throne.
(c) Pray to Zeus.
(d) Consult with Tiresias.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what does a Trojan elder instruct Andromache to lie?

2. Which character in "Thyestes" is decapitated?

3. Upon whom must Tantalus loose the Fury?

4. Why is Oedipus fearful of returning to his homeland?

5. Who accompanies Atreus at his bidding when he goes to make a sacrifice to the gods at the end of the third act of "Thyestes"?

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