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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Thyestes feel about his impending meeting with his brother?
(a) Fearful.
(b) Joyful.
(c) Annoyed.
(d) Neutral.

2. Who is the father of Tantulus?
(a) Hades.
(b) Pan.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Poseidon.

3. Why does Atreus not fear his subjects' favor?
(a) He believes he is their supreme ruler.
(b) He knows they will always be loyal to him.
(c) He knows they do not care for his brother.
(d) He believes they will never know about his misdeeds.

4. In the first act of "Thyestes," what do the Fury claim to have planned for the wrongdoers?
(a) A strange meal.
(b) Torment from the animals.
(c) A war.
(d) A quick death.

5. What does Phaedra finally admit to Theseus at the end of the play?
(a) She married Hippolytus.
(b) She is pregnant by Hippolytus.
(c) She was supposed to kill Theseus.
(d) She lied about the rape.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Atreus offer to Thyestes when the latter apologizes for his misdeeds against him?

2. Although he refuses to grant Phaedra a proper burial, what does Theseus plan to do at the end of the play?

3. Who is Theseus' first wife?

4. Whom does Tantalus attempt to warn about their impending deaths?

5. What reason does Atreus give for hating the three boys?

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