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10 Plays Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Alcestis": Pheres says that no man wishes to die. What does he suggest is better?
(a) For the slaves to die.
(b) For the wife to die.
(c) For the childrento die.
(d) For the servants to die.

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

3. "Ion": How is Xuthus described?
(a) A barbarian.
(b) A non-Athenian.
(c) A stranger.
(d) A learned man.

4. "Hippolytus": Where is Hippolytus's father in exile?
(a) Thebes.
(b) Aleceadis.
(c) Troezen.
(d) Gransten.

5. "Ion": Which goddess appears to tell how Ion's descendants will settle many parts of Greece ?
(a) Artemis.
(b) Aphrodite.
(c) Hera.
(d) Athena.

6. "Andromache": Who is Hermione?
(a) Princess of Sparta.
(b) Princess of Athens.
(c) Princess of Troy.
(d) Princess of Delphi.

7. "Ion": Who tells Creusa that she will never have a child with Xuthus?
(a) The oracle.
(b) The priestess.
(c) The chorus.
(d) The god.

8. "Andromache": Which goddess's shrine is Andromache in for refuge?
(a) Hera's.
(b) Artemis's.
(c) Thetis's.
(d) Athena's.

9. "Andromache": Where is Andromache from?
(a) Damascus.
(b) Sparta.
(c) Athens.
(d) Troy.

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

11. "Medea": Where did Jason and Medea travel to make a home and future for their children?
(a) Sparta.
(b) Corinth.
(c) Athens.
(d) Delphi.

12. "Ion": What does Creusa put her baby boy in?
(a) A blanket.
(b) An ark.
(c) A bassinet.
(d) A basket.

13. "Ion": After Creusa gives birth to a boy, to where does she take him?
(a) A mountain.
(b) A beach.
(c) A cave.
(d) A river.

14. "Alcestis": Who agrees to die in place of Admetus?
(a) His wife.
(b) His niece.
(c) His sister.
(d) His mother.

15. "Hippolytus": When the scene shifts to Phaedra and her nurse, what condition is Phaedra in?
(a) She is drunk.
(b) She is happy.
(c) She is asleep.
(d) She is ill.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Alcestis": What does Admetus heap on Pheres before he leaves the funeral?

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

3. "Ion": After Hermes' introduction, where does the play start?

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

5. "Ion": At the beginning of the play, what action of Apollo's does Hermes describe?

(see the answer keys)

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