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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Iphigenia Among Taurians.

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) She does not want her husband to die.
(b) She does not want the kingdom to suffer.
(c) She does not want to live anymore.
(d) She does not want her children to go fatherless.

2. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Whom did Iphigenia's father tell her she was going to marry?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Ajax.
(d) Pylades.

3. "Trojan Women": What is Poseidon the god of?
(a) The sun.
(b) The sea.
(c) The moon.
(d) The air.

4. "Medea": What does Medea claim about women?
(a) That they are enslaved by motherhood.
(b) That they are unhappy for their slavery to their husbands.
(c) That they are unhappy if they don't realize their great power over their husbands.
(d) That they are wealthy in the joy of motherhood.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. "Ion": Whose idea is it to have Ion adopted by Xuthus?

2. "Iphigenia among Taurians": What does Iphigenia feel as she prepares to perform the sacrifice?

3. "Andromache": Who is Hermione?

4. "Medea": Whom does Creon think Medea will attempt to kill?

5. "Medea": What has Aegeus been consulting with the oracle to discover?

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