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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Andromache hide her son?
(a) The temple of Apollo.
(b) The caves by the edge of the city.
(c) Hector's tomb.
(d) The marketplace.

3. In the fourth act of "Thyestes," who informs the chorus about Atreus murdering his nephews?
(a) Atreus' prefect.
(b) Atreus' minister.
(c) A priest.
(d) A messenger.

4. What does Agamemnon claim as being forbidden, due to shame and honor?
(a) Claiming the Trojan women as concubines.
(b) Sacrificing a maiden for Achilles.
(c) Dishonoring the graves of the fallen Trojans.
(d) Abandoning their dead warriors.

5. Because of the plague, what does Oedipus consider doing because he is unable to stop it in the first act of the play?
(a) Raise the ghost of the murdered king.
(b) Abdicate the throne.
(c) Leave Thebes.
(d) Sacrifice himself to Zeus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who kills Polyxena?

2. What parts of Thyestes' sons are presented to Thyestes as a gift?

3. How does Oedipus punish himself at the end of the play?

4. What is significant about Hecuba's exit at the end of the play?

5. What course of action does Tiresias propose he take in order to help avenge the king's murder?

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