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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. "Hippolytus": After Hippolytus dies, what does Theseus tell the chorus that he was?
(a) Great.
(b) Honorable.
(c) Noble.
(d) Guilty.

3. "Medea": Medea claims that women are the unhappiest creatures on earth for a second reason. What is the second reason?
(a) They have to teach children.
(b) They have to bear the terror of childbirth.
(c) They have to live with men.
(d) They have to live as mothers to children.

4. "Ion": Apollo orders Hermes to go to Athens. Where is he to bring the baby boy?
(a) To Delphi.
(b) To Sparta.
(c) To Damascus.
(d) To Corinth.

5. "Ion": What does Creusa put with the baby boy?
(a) Some gold.
(b) Some of her possessions.
(c) A letter.
(d) Some jewelry.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Alcestis": Admetus's wife says she is dying because it is her natural duty and for another reason.Admetus's What is it?

2. "Alcestis": Who agrees to die in place of Admetus?

3. "Medea": Medea states that women are generally timid. What does she say will make them become deadly?

4. "Medea": Who tells Medea that she and her two sons are to be exiled immediately?

5. Whom is Death arguing with at the beginning of the play "Alcestis"?

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