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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Thyestes.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is Atreus celebrating in the beginning of the fifth act of "Thyestes"?
(a) His brother's marriage.
(b) His triumph over his brother.
(c) His son's birthday.
(d) His reconciliation with his brother.
2. What fate awaits the children of Thyestes?
(a) Their bodies will be boiled to pieces.
(b) They will be exiled.
(c) Their bodies will be fed to wild animals.
(d) They will be buried alive.
3. Which of the following is not one of Thyestes' sons?
(a) Plisthenes.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Tantalus.
(d) One son stays unnamed.
4. How does Atreus protect his sons from sharing the blame for his plot against Thyestes?
(a) Atreus keeps them completely ignorant of the plan.
(b) Atreus pleads with Zeus to keep them ignorant.
(c) Atreus lies to them about his plan.
(d) Atreus sends them away.
5. Who did Tantalus serve as a meal to the gods?
(a) Plisthenes.
(b) Thyestes.
(c) Atreus.
(d) Pelops.
Short Answer Questions
1. Over what is Tantalus anguishing in the beginning of "Thyestes"?
2. What is Thyestes doing at the end of the fourth act?
3. In the fourth act of "Thyestes," who informs the chorus about Atreus murdering his nephews?
4. Upon whom must Tantalus loose the Fury?
5. In what state is Tantalus in the first act of "Thyestes"?
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