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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character in "Thyestes" is decapitated?
(a) Plisthenes.
(b) Atreus.
(c) Tantalus.
(d) Thyestes.

2. For whom do Hecuba and the chorus lament, though they say nothing will ever adequately express their loss?
(a) Priam.
(b) Paris.
(c) Achilles.
(d) Hector.

3. What does Phaedra finally admit to Theseus at the end of the play?
(a) She is pregnant by Hippolytus.
(b) She lied about the rape.
(c) She married Hippolytus.
(d) She was supposed to kill Theseus.

4. To where is Thyestes traveling in the third act?
(a) Thebes.
(b) Argos.
(c) Troy.
(d) Corinth.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is significant about Polyxena being given a quick death?

3. According to Calchas, why must Polyxena and Astyanax die?

4. Over what is Tantalus anguishing in the beginning of "Thyestes"?

5. Upon what did Hippolytus' horses run when escaping the attacking creature?

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