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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Oedipus fearful of returning to his homeland?
(a) He does not want to abandon Thebes.
(b) He is still afraid of the prophecy.
(c) He does not wish to leave his wife.
(d) He does not want to be a king.

3. How does Phaedra respond when Theseus demands to know why she is apparently suicidal?
(a) She tries to make love to him.
(b) She tries to throw herself out the window.
(c) She begins to scream.
(d) She would rather die than confide in him about the "evil" someone did to her.

4. According to the ghost, what will end the plague?
(a) Oedipus sacrificing himself to Zeus.
(b) Creon's ascension to the throne.
(c) Jocasta's death.
(d) Oedipus' departure from Thebes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What actions did the old shepherd perform before the beginning of "Oedipus"?

2. For what does Theseus pray at the end of the third act of "Phaedra"?

3. According to Seneca in the second act of "Octavia," where was Seneca happiest?

4. What does Phaedra finally admit to Theseus at the end of the play?

5. At the start of "Phaedra," where is Theseus?

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