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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Ion": Whose idea is it to have Ion adopted by Xuthus?
(a) The priestess.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Hermes.
(d) Ares.

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

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

4. "Medea": What does Jason promise Medea he will provide for her?
(a) Love for his sons.
(b) A place to go.
(c) A home and money.
(d) A father for his sons.

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

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

7. "Alcestis": Who helped Admetus cheat the Fates?
(a) Zeus.
(b) His wife.
(c) Apollo.
(d) His daughter.

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

9. "Hippolytus": What does Hippolytus give to Artemis's statue?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Incense.
(c) Food.
(d) Garlands.

10. "Ion": Which god is Xuthus's father, Aeolus, the son of?
(a) Ares.
(b) Mercury.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Poseidon.

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

12. "Ion": After Hermes' introduction, where does the play start?
(a) On the road.
(b) At the house.
(c) At the temple.
(d) At the cliffs.

13. "Alcestis": Whom does Heracles talk to and learn the extent of the events in the household?
(a) The gardener.
(b) The butler.
(c) The handmaiden.
(d) The cook.

14. "Ion": At the beginning of the play, what action of Apollo's does Hermes describe?
(a) Waging war.
(b) Birth.
(c) Playing the lyre.
(d) Rape.

15. "Hippolytus": With whom does Aphrodite make Phaedra fall in love?
(a) Phaedra's grandson.
(b) Phaedra's stepson.
(c) Phaedra's nephew.
(d) Phaedra's uncle.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Andromache": Whom does Andromache send to fetch Peleus?

2. "Medea": What does Jason claim Medea has learned which makes her better off for his bringing her to Greece?

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

4. "Andromache": With what does Peleus threaten to beat Menelaus to death?

5. "Ion": Which goddess appears to tell how Ion's descendants will settle many parts of Greece ?

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