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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what reason does Phaedra dress in a particular manner in the second act?
(a) She is trying to remind herself what is good in her marriage.
(b) She is mourning the death of her husband.
(c) She wishes to attract Hippolytus' attention.
(d) She wants to feel what Hippolytus feels when he hunts.

2. What did the Greeks admire about Polyxena?
(a) Her anger.
(b) Her ability as warrior.
(c) Her courage.
(d) Her piety.

3. Who accompanies Atreus at his bidding when he goes to make a sacrifice to the gods at the end of the third act of "Thyestes"?
(a) Atreus' sons.
(b) Thyestes' wife.
(c) Thyestes.
(d) Thyestes' sons.

4. Whose priests gave Oedipus the prophecy that he will kill his father and marry his mother?
(a) Hephaestus.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Hades.

5. How does Thyestes feel about his impending meeting with his brother?
(a) Annoyed.
(b) Joyful.
(c) Fearful.
(d) Neutral.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Tiresias unable to do in the second act of "Oedipus"?

2. Why was Hippolytus trapped upon his horse before his death?

3. What does Oedipus reveal to Jocasta at the end of the play?

4. Who kills Polyxena?

5. In the second act of "Thyestes," how does Atreus plan to wreak vengeance against his brother?

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