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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of "Thyestes," what does the titular character entrust to the gods?
(a) His life.
(b) The souls of his sons.
(c) His fate at sea.
(d) Atreus' punishment.

2. Who has plotted against Claudius in "Octavia"?
(a) Poppaea.
(b) Octavia's stepmother.
(c) Octavia.
(d) Seneca.

3. What is Tiresias unable to do in the second act of "Oedipus"?
(a) Raise Laius' ghost.
(b) Save Jocasta's life.
(c) Explain the Oracle's prophecy.
(d) Authenticate Oedipus' royal blood.

4. Why is Pyrrhus angry at Agamemnon?
(a) Agamemnon refuses to accept responsibility for Achilles' death.
(b) Agamemnon refuses to acknowledge Pyrrhus as a warrior.
(c) Agamemnon refuses to take the Trojan women captive.
(d) Agamemnon has not sacrificed a maiden in honor Achilles.

5. How is the rebellion quelled on Nero's wedding day in "Octavia"?
(a) The ringleaders are murdered.
(b) Poppaea decides not to marry Nero.
(c) Octavia asks them to stand back.
(d) Jove stops them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Octavia wish for in the beginning of the play?

2. For whom do Hecuba and the chorus lament, though they say nothing will ever adequately express their loss?

3. What does the chorus sing about at the end of the first act of "Phaedra"?

4. In the fourth act of "Thyestes," who informs the chorus about Atreus murdering his nephews?

5. What does Agamemnon claim about Achilles' behavior during battle?

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