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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is significant about Polyxena being given a quick death?
(a) The gods were merciful.
(b) Agamemnon defied the demands of the sacrifice for Achilles by not killing her slowly.
(c) It shows the Greeks respected her courage.
(d) She committed suicide.

3. Whom does Tantalus attempt to warn about their impending deaths?
(a) His cousins.
(b) His sons.
(c) His nephews.
(d) His grandsons.

4. What is Tiresias unable to do in the second act of "Oedipus"?
(a) Save Jocasta's life.
(b) Raise Laius' ghost.
(c) Authenticate Oedipus' royal blood.
(d) Explain the Oracle's prophecy.

5. For what reason does Phaedra dress in a particular manner in the second act?
(a) She wants to feel what Hippolytus feels when he hunts.
(b) She is trying to remind herself what is good in her marriage.
(c) She wishes to attract Hippolytus' attention.
(d) She is mourning the death of her husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when Polyxena was sacrificed in honor of Achilles?

2. For what purpose does Tiresias wish to take a particular action after he is unable to clarify the Oracle's message?

3. Who accompanies Atreus at his bidding when he goes to make a sacrifice to the gods at the end of the third act of "Thyestes"?

4. Who was murdered before the beginning of "Oedipus"?

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

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