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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the nurse show Theseus when he demands to know why Phaedra is determined to die in the third act?
(a) Hippolytus' sword.
(b) Hippolytus' armor.
(c) The blood on their bedsheets.
(d) Phaedra's torn dress.

2. How does Oedipus punish himself at the end of the play?
(a) He sacrifices himself to Zeus to end the plague.
(b) He cuts off his hands.
(c) He kills himself.
(d) He tears out his eyes.

3. What is the station of Theseus' first wife?
(a) Princess of Troy.
(b) Queen of Thebes.
(c) Queen of the Amazons.
(d) Queen of Sparta.

4. How does Atreus plan to lure Thyestes to his castle?
(a) He has sent word to Thyestes that he wants to groom his oldest nephew to be his heir.
(b) He has sent word to Thyestes, falsely begging for a reconciliation.
(c) He has sent word to Thyestes that he wants to abdicate the throne.
(d) He has sent word to Thyestes that he is dying.

5. What does Octavia believe will happen when Nero marries Poppaea?
(a) Nero will order Octavia's execution.
(b) Octavia will be exiled.
(c) Nero will try to keep two wives.
(d) Octavia's son will be adopted by Poppaea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Atreus celebrating in the beginning of the fifth act of "Thyestes"?

2. What does Octavia wish for in the beginning of the play?

3. According to Calchas, why must Polyxena and Astyanax die?

4. To whom do Thyestes and Atreus drink a toast in the fifth act of "Thyestes"?

5. About what act is Theseus manipulated into believing occurred in his absence during the third act of "Phaedra"?

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