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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of the third act of "Phaedra," the chorus cries, "Why dost thou dwell afar,/ All too indifferent to men,/ Not anxious to bring blessing to the good,/ And to the evil, bane"? About what is the chorus lamenting?
(a) Phaedra has committed suicide.
(b) Hippolytus has tried to kill his father.
(c) Hippolytus has been murdered.
(d) Phaedra falsely accused Hippolytus of rape.

2. What does Atreus offer to Thyestes when the latter apologizes for his misdeeds against him?
(a) To name Thyestes' son as his heir.
(b) Control of the military.
(c) A wife.
(d) Forgiveness and half the crown.

3. What does Atreus do to his nephews' bodies?
(a) He feeds them to the pigs.
(b) He burns them.
(c) He buries them.
(d) He prepares them as a meal for their father.

4. Who is Theseus' first wife?
(a) Hyppolyta.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) Andromache.
(d) Jocasta.

5. Who commands Tantalus to cast his chaos upon others?
(a) Zeus.
(b) The Fury.
(c) Hades.
(d) The Gorgons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon whom must Tantalus loose the Fury?

2. What emotion is Thyestes mysteriously experiencing in the beginning of the last act of "Thyestes"?

3. How does Atreus plan to lure Thyestes to his castle?

4. How does Phaedra respond when Theseus demands to know why she is apparently suicidal?

5. To whom does Phaedra confide her desire for Hippolytus?

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