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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upon whom must Tantalus loose the Fury?
(a) The House of Pelops.
(b) The House of Aeneas.
(c) The House of Menelaus.
(d) The House of Priam.

2. What emotion is Thyestes mysteriously experiencing in the beginning of the last act of "Thyestes"?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Grief.
(c) Triumph.
(d) Anger.

3. In the fourth act of "Phaedra," what new character enters the play?
(a) The messenger.
(b) Diana.
(c) Hippolytus' wife.
(d) Theseus' brother.

4. Why does the nurse claim to be dressed in a particular manner in the third act of "Phaedra"?
(a) She has joined the temple of Apollo.
(b) Phaedra wants to die.
(c) She is joining the hunt.
(d) She is going to be wed.

5. Upon what did Hippolytus' horses run when escaping the attacking creature?
(a) The ruins of another castle.
(b) The graves of dead warriors.
(c) The grass.
(d) The rocks.

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

7. Although he refuses to grant Phaedra a proper burial, what does Theseus plan to do at the end of the play?
(a) Return to the Underworld to be with his son.
(b) Grant the innocent Hippolytus a proper burial.
(c) Find a new wife.
(d) Pray for forgiveness.

8. To whom does Phaedra confide her desire for Hippolytus?
(a) Her daughter.
(b) Hippolytus' nurse.
(c) Hippolytus' sister.
(d) Theseus.

9. What false offer has Atreus apparently made to Thyestes, according to the third act of "Thyestes"?
(a) Atreus will groom young Tantalus to rule the kingdom.
(b) Thyestes will rule in Atreus' stead.
(c) Atreus will have his nephews educated if Thyestes becomes his advisor.
(d) The two brothers will rule the kingdom jointly.

10. What does Phaedra's nurse lament in the beginning of the second act?
(a) Hippolytus' disdain of women.
(b) Theseus' death.
(c) Phaedra's plan to seduce Hippolytus.
(d) Phaedra's planned suicide.

11. About what act is Theseus manipulated into believing occurred in his absence during the third act of "Phaedra"?
(a) Hippolytus raped Phaedra.
(b) Phaedra has attempted suicide.
(c) Phaedra had a miscarriage.
(d) Hippolytus violently beat Phaedra for insolence.

12. What is Atreus angry about being unable to avenge?
(a) His father's death.
(b) His brother's insults.
(c) His son's death.
(d) The pestilence deaths of his subjects.

13. What must Atreus convince Thyestes to accept in the third act of "Thyestes"?
(a) A wife.
(b) Half of the crown.
(c) The position of head advisor.
(d) Gold.

14. According to the chorus in the third act of "Phaedra," what no longer governs mankind?
(a) Kindness.
(b) Justice.
(c) Love.
(d) Fate.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Atreus offer to Thyestes when the latter apologizes for his misdeeds against him?

2. How does Theseus feel upon learning of his son's death?

3. Who enters at the end of the second act of "Phaedra"?

4. How does Atreus plan to lure Thyestes to his castle?

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

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