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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Hecuba, what was ignored before the fall of Troy?
(a) Her prophesies.
(b) The death of Hector.
(c) Priam's pleas for surrender.
(d) The demands of the gods.

2. What does the messenger reveal that Oedipus refuses to do in the fifth act?
(a) Flee Thebes.
(b) Commit suicide.
(c) Tell Jocasta the truth about their relationship.
(d) Free the imprisoned Creon.

3. What is Thyestes doing at the end of the fourth act?
(a) Praying to Zeus.
(b) Preparing to kill his brother.
(c) Receiving counsel from the ghost of his father.
(d) Eating the feast from his brother.

4. What happened when Polyxena was sacrificed in honor of Achilles?
(a) The land went silent.
(b) The gods cried out that she would be avenged.
(c) Her body was taken away by Apollo.
(d) The tomb soaked up her blood.

5. What is Talthybius' station among the Greeks?
(a) Herald.
(b) Weaponsmith.
(c) Prophet.
(d) Priest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Agamemnon claim as being forbidden, due to shame and honor?

2. What news does the messenger give Oedipus in the fourth act?

3. To whom does Hippolytus pray in the preface of "Phaedra"?

4. What does Atreus do to his nephews' bodies?

5. In what state is Tantalus in the first act of "Thyestes"?

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