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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) His sons are not there to share the joy.
(b) Atreus' sons are not present to meet their uncle.
(c) Their father could not have lived to see them reconcile.
(d) They could not have reconciled earlier.

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

4. How did Astyanax's bravery affect Ulysses and the Greeks?
(a) They mocked him.
(b) They saluted him.
(c) They cried out of pity,
(d) They prayed to the gods for mercy.

5. About what does a Trojan elder instruct Andromache to lie?
(a) She will claim Astyanax was killed when Troy fell.
(b) She will claim that she was not Hector's wife.
(c) She will claim that she is protected by Apollo.
(d) She will claim Astyanax is hiding in the castle.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Phaedra die?

2. Who is the father of Tantulus?

3. Why does Helen claim she is in a worse position than the Trojan women?

4. Which character in "Thyestes" is decapitated?

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

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