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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Andromache, what is the worst fate for a Trojan woman?
(a) Death in the name of the Greeks.
(b) Exile from their home.
(c) Abandonment by their husbands.
(d) Marriage to a Greek.

2. To whom does Nero compare himself in the second act of "Octavia"?
(a) Seneca.
(b) Julius Caesar.
(c) Jove.
(d) Marc Antony.

3. What does Nero claim about his wife to Seneca in "Octavia"?
(a) She is an enemy.
(b) She is a witch.
(c) She is insane.
(d) She is barren.

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

5. What does Octavia wish for in the beginning of the play?
(a) Death.
(b) Love.
(c) Zeus' interference.
(d) Pregnancy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does "Octavia" take place?

2. About what does a Trojan elder instruct Andromache to lie?

3. Which of the following is not one of Thyestes' sons?

4. What is significant about Polyxena being given a quick death?

5. What parts of Thyestes' sons are presented to Thyestes as a gift?

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