2. 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) She is going to be wed.
(c) Phaedra wants to die.
(d) She is joining the hunt.

3. Why was Hippolytus trapped upon his horse before his death?
(a) His saddle was sabotaged.
(b) His sword became ensnared with the horse's mane.
(c) He fell and became tangled in the reins.
(d) He could not dismount.

4. What is the station of Theseus' first wife?
(a) Queen of Thebes.
(b) Princess of Troy.
(c) Queen of the Amazons.
(d) Queen of Sparta.

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

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

7. Who did Tantalus serve as a meal to the gods?
(a) Pelops.
(b) Thyestes.
(c) Atreus.
(d) Plisthenes.

8. What is Phaedra doing in the beginning of the fifth act?
(a) Cutting and burning her hair.
(b) Seducing Theseus.
(c) Attempting suicide.
(d) Mourning Hippolytus.

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

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

11. Whom does Tantalus attempt to warn about their impending deaths?
(a) His nephews.
(b) His sons.
(c) His grandsons.
(d) His cousins.

12. How does Theseus feel upon learning of his son's death?
(a) Grief-stricken.
(b) Elated.
(c) Furious at the gods.
(d) Satisfied.

13. Before his brother's treachery is revealed in the fifth act, what does Thyestes admit to being upset about in regards to his supposed reconciliation to Atreus?
(a) Atreus' sons are not present to meet their uncle.
(b) His sons are not there to share the joy.
(c) They could not have reconciled earlier.
(d) Their father could not have lived to see them reconcile.

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

15. How does Phaedra die?
(a) Theseus kills her.
(b) Neptune's sea bull throws her in the sea.
(c) She dies from grief.
(d) She commits suicide.