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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upon whom must Tantalus loose the Fury?
(a) The House of Menelaus.
(b) The House of Aeneas.
(c) The House of Pelops.
(d) The House of Priam.

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

3. What is Atreus celebrating in the beginning of the fifth act of "Thyestes"?
(a) His brother's marriage.
(b) His reconciliation with his brother.
(c) His son's birthday.
(d) His triumph over his brother.

4. How does Jocasta kill herself?
(a) She hangs herself.
(b) Oedipus' sword.
(c) Fire.
(d) She throws herself out of a tower.

5. In what state is Tantalus in the first act of "Thyestes"?
(a) Buried alive.
(b) Near death.
(c) Imprisoned.
(d) A ghost.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Hippolytus rebuffs Phaedra, how does she react?

2. Upon what were Thyestes' sons sacrificed?

3. What is plaguing Thebes?

4. In the fourth act of "Thyestes," who informs the chorus about Atreus murdering his nephews?

5. Why is Pyrrhus angry at Agamemnon?

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