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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Andromache blame for the fall of Troy?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Paris.
(c) Agamemnon.
(d) Helen.

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

3. What does Phaedra wear in the second act?
(a) Hippolytus' armor.
(b) Hunting garb.
(c) A wedding dress.
(d) Mourning clothes.

4. What does the chorus sing about at the end of the first act of "Phaedra"?
(a) They sing about how every living creatures will surrender to love eventually.
(b) They sing about the transcendent nature of death.
(c) They sing about Aphrodite's influence over Phaedra.
(d) They sing about the unnatural love Phaedra has for Hippolytus.

5. According to Talthybius, what did a prophet witness that suggests the sea mourns for Achilles?
(a) The earth split into two.
(b) An animal fell into the rocks.
(c) A tree fell in a storm.
(d) The sea has grown turbulent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Creon sent away at the end of the first act of "Oedipus"?

2. What deception must Helen play on Polyxena?

3. In the preface of "Phaedra," what is Hippolytus organizing?

4. When Hippolytus rebuffs Phaedra, how does she react?

5. How does Atreus justify his wicked plans against his brother?

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