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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Medea": Who is Medea?
(a) A non-Greek sorceress.
(b) A non-Greek priestess.
(c) A Greek sorceress.
(d) A Greek priestess.

2. "Alcestis": What does Admetus heap on Pheres before he leaves the funeral?
(a) Blessings.
(b) Work.
(c) Advice.
(d) Curses.

3. "Medea": Medea states that women are generally timid. What does she say will make them become deadly?
(a) Love.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Anger.
(d) Jealousy.

4. "Hippolytus": What is Aphrodite goddess of?
(a) Gardens.
(b) Love.
(c) The sea.
(d) Marriage.

5. "Hippolytus": How does Phaedra kill herself?
(a) Poison.
(b) Hanging.
(c) Jumping from the roof.
(d) Stabbing.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Medea": Medea claims that women are the unhappiest creatures on earth for a second reason. What is the second reason?

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

3. "Medea": Who begins the play "Medea" in a lament?

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

5. "Medea": Whom did Jason make an agreement with King Creon to marry?

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