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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. "Hippolytus": Why is Aphrodite angry with Hippolytus?
(a) He will not love her.
(b) He will not talk to her.
(c) He will not build her a temple.
(d) He will not worship her.
2. "Alcestis": What is the name of the son who discusses his sorrow with Admetus?
(a) Euseris.
(b) Eugene.
(c) Eumillic.
(d) Eumelus.
3. "Ion": How is Creusa supposed to kill Xuthus and Ion?
(a) With a sword.
(b) With poison.
(c) With a horse.
(d) With an accident.
4. "Hippolytus": Hippolytus's father is in exile to pay penance for a crime committed where?
(a) In Macedonia.
(b) In Sicily.
(c) In Athens.
(d) In Sparta.
5. "Ion": What does Creusa put with the baby boy?
(a) Some gold.
(b) A letter.
(c) Some of her possessions.
(d) Some jewelry.
Short Answer Questions
1. "Hippolytus": Who gave Theseus the wish he uses to call down death on Hippolytus?
2. "Andromache": Who is the son Peleus had with a goddess?
3. "Medea": What does the chorus fear Medea will do unless she is calmed?
4. "Medea": Whom did Jason make an agreement with King Creon to marry?
5. "Hippolytus": What is Artemis the goddess of?
Short Essay Questions
1. "Hippolytus": How was Hippolytus killed?
2. "Hippolytus": What does the nurse tell Phaedra that love is dependent on?
3. "Ion": Why do Xuthus and Creusa travel to Delphi?
4. "Alcestis": Why does Alcestis claim she is dying for her husband?
5. "Andromache": Why is Andromache taking refuge in the shrine of Thetis?
6. "Medea": Why does Medea think that Jason will eventually pay for his actions?
7. "Hippolytus": Why does Phaedra think it is better to commit suicide than to do wrong?
8. "Andromache": When Menelaus refuses to give Andromache up, what does Peleus say?
9. "Hippolytus": What is Aphrodite raging against in her speech at the beginning of the play?
10. "Andromache": What does Menelaus claim when he comes to the shrine?
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