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Thyestes; Phaedra; the Trojan Women; Oedipus with Octavia Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the fourth act of "Phaedra," what new character enters the play?
(a) Theseus' brother.
(b) Diana.
(c) The messenger.
(d) Hippolytus' wife.

2. Who enters at the end of the second act of "Phaedra"?
(a) Hippolytus.
(b) Theseus.
(c) Creon.
(d) Tiresias.

3. How does Hippolytus die?
(a) He is stabbed by his own sword.
(b) He is dragged into the sea by Neptune's creature.
(c) He is thrown from a cliff.
(d) He is dragged to death on the rocks.

4. What emotion is Thyestes mysteriously experiencing in the beginning of the last act of "Thyestes"?
(a) Grief.
(b) Triumph.
(c) Anger.
(d) Happiness.

5. What creature attacked Hippolytus?
(a) Medusa.
(b) A Fury.
(c) Cerberus.
(d) Neptune's sea bull.

6. At the end of "Thyestes," what does the titular character entrust to the gods?
(a) His fate at sea.
(b) His life.
(c) Atreus' punishment.
(d) The souls of his sons.

7. What is Thyestes doing at the end of the fourth act?
(a) Praying to Zeus.
(b) Receiving counsel from the ghost of his father.
(c) Preparing to kill his brother.
(d) Eating the feast from his brother.

8. Why was Hippolytus trapped upon his horse before his death?
(a) His saddle was sabotaged.
(b) His sword became ensnared with the horse's mane.
(c) He fell and became tangled in the reins.
(d) He could not dismount.

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

10. Before his brother's treachery is revealed in the fifth act, what does Thyestes admit to being upset about in regards to his supposed reconciliation to Atreus?
(a) They could not have reconciled earlier.
(b) Their father could not have lived to see them reconcile.
(c) His sons are not there to share the joy.
(d) Atreus' sons are not present to meet their uncle.

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

12. What does Phaedra's nurse lament in the beginning of the second act?
(a) Phaedra's plan to seduce Hippolytus.
(b) Phaedra's planned suicide.
(c) Hippolytus' disdain of women.
(d) Theseus' death.

13. What does Hippolytus prefer over social interactions?
(a) Battle.
(b) Politics.
(c) Meaningless relationships.
(d) The outdoors.

14. According to the chorus in the third act of "Phaedra," what no longer governs mankind?
(a) Justice.
(b) Fate.
(c) Love.
(d) Kindness.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the father of Tantulus?

2. What false offer has Atreus apparently made to Thyestes, according to the third act of "Thyestes"?

3. Who did Tantalus serve as a meal to the gods?

4. How does Thyestes feel about his impending meeting with his brother?

5. Which of the following is not one of Thyestes' sons?

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