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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Creon advise Oedipus to do after the former relays the message from the murdered king?
(a) Consult with Tiresias.
(b) Pray to Zeus.
(c) Renounce the throne.
(d) Commit suicide.

3. How are the Greeks dividing the captive Trojan women among themselves?
(a) They are drawing lots.
(b) They are taking the wives of the Trojans they have personally killed.
(c) They are letting the gods decide.
(d) They are having a competition.

4. In the preface of "Phaedra," what is Hippolytus organizing?
(a) A rebellion.
(b) A hunt.
(c) A battle.
(d) A prayer service.

5. What is Phaedra's relationship to Hippolytus?
(a) She is his sister.
(b) She is his mother.
(c) She is his stepsister.
(d) She is his stepmother.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the messenger reveal that Oedipus refuses to do in the fifth act?

3. How did Astyanax defy the Greeks at his death?

4. In the second act of "Oedipus," what knowledge does Creon relate that will end the plague?

5. According to Pyrrhus, who was most afraid of Achilles?

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