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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Medea": What does the chorus fear Medea will do unless she is calmed?
(a) Kill everyone in her house.
(b) Abandon her children.
(c) Unleash her fury on the house of Creon.
(d) Kill herself.

2. "Medea": From whom is it learned that Creon plans to expel Jason's children with Medea?
(a) The butler.
(b) The tutor.
(c) The manservant.
(d) The cook.

3. "Alcestis": Where does Admetus rule?
(a) Saducci.
(b) Delphi.
(c) Thrace.
(d) Pherae.

4. "Medea": What does Medea need to find before she carries out her plans for Jason?
(a) A safe haven for her flight.
(b) A safe home for her children.
(c) A place to go.
(d) Money to travel.

5. "Medea": What does Jason claim Medea has learned which makes her better off for his bringing her to Greece?
(a) The value of justice.
(b) The value of friendship.
(c) The value of knowledge.
(d) The value of strength.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Medea": What reason does Medea give Creon for staying one more day?

2. "Alcestis": Pheres says that no man wishes to die. What does he suggest is better?

3. "Medea": Where did Jason and Medea travel to make a home and future for their children?

4. "Alcestis": What is the woman dressed in when Heracles returns with her?

5. "Medea": What does Medea claim about women?

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