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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Theseus feel upon learning of his son's death?
(a) Elated.
(b) Grief-stricken.
(c) Satisfied.
(d) Furious at the gods.

2. In the fourth act of "Oedipus," what does the titular character recall before his arrival in the city?
(a) He killed a man on his way there.
(b) He was arrested.
(c) He nearly died on his journey to the city.
(d) He was warned away from Thebes by Zeus.

3. What does Agamemnon claim about Achilles' behavior during battle?
(a) He was a coward.
(b) He helped the Trojans whenever the Greeks angered him.
(c) He won the war for them.
(d) He killed people on both sides of the battle.

4. What does Oedipus do to Creon at the end of the third act?
(a) He exiles him.
(b) He kills him.
(c) He imprisons him.
(d) He tortures him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Andromache hide her son?

2. Whom does Hecuba predict will not find peace for a long time?

3. How does Hippolytus feel when he learns that Phaedra desires him?

4. What does Hecuba tell the chorus they must not do in regards to Priam?

5. Why does the messenger in the fourth act urge Oedipus to leave the city?

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