Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. "Ion": What does Creusa put her baby boy in?
(a) A blanket.
(b) A basket.
(c) A bassinet.
(d) An ark.
2. "Ion": What does Xuthus do before seeing the oracle?
(a) Pay money.
(b) Sing a song.
(c) Make a sacrifice.
(d) Dance.
3. "Medea": What has Aegeus been consulting with the oracle to discover?
(a) How he can get to Jason.
(b) How he can kill Creon.
(c) How he can get children.
(d) How he can live as a king.
4. "Ion": Which god is Xuthus's father, Aeolus, the son of?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Mercury.
(c) Ares.
(d) Poseidon.
5. "Medea": From whom is it learned that Creon plans to expel Jason's children with Medea?
(a) The tutor.
(b) The cook.
(c) The manservant.
(d) The butler.
6. "Hippolytus": What about her desire is causing Phaedra not to eat?
(a) That it is impossible.
(b) That it is shameful.
(c) None of the answers is correct.
(d) That it is not her own.
7. "Andromache": Whom does Andromache send to fetch Peleus?
(a) The priestess.
(b) Her handmaiden.
(c) The shepherd.
(d) Her daughter.
8. "Andromache": Who is Hermione?
(a) Princess of Delphi.
(b) Princess of Athens.
(c) Princess of Sparta.
(d) Princess of Troy.
9. "Alcestis": Pheres says that no man wishes to die. What does he suggest is better?
(a) For the slaves to die.
(b) For the servants to die.
(c) For the wife to die.
(d) For the childrento die.
10. "Alcestis": Who agrees to die in place of Admetus?
(a) His niece.
(b) His wife.
(c) His mother.
(d) His sister.
11. "Hippolytus": For what reason does Theseus think his wife has killed herself after reading and misunderstanding her note?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Remorse.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Shame.
12. "Medea": Whom does Creon think Medea will attempt to kill?
(a) His grandson.
(b) Himself.
(c) Jason.
(d) His daughter.
13. "Hippolytus": What is Aphrodite goddess of?
(a) The sea.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Love.
(d) Gardens.
14. "Andromache": Where is Orestes from?
(a) Mycenae.
(b) Macedonia.
(c) Crete.
(d) Damascus.
15. "Ion": At the beginning of the play, what action of Apollo's does Hermes describe?
(a) Waging war.
(b) Playing the lyre.
(c) Birth.
(d) Rape.
Short Answer Questions
1. "Ion": What does Creusa put with the baby boy?
2. "Hippolytus": When the nurse tells Hippolytus of Phaedra's desire for him, Hippolytus swears he will never break his vow of what?
3. "Hippolytus": What is Artemis the goddess of?
4. "Hippolytus": Where is Hippolytus's father in exile?
5. "Ion": How many races will Ion's descendants span according to the goddess?
This section contains 389 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) |