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

2. "Andromache": Of what place is Menelaus king?
(a) Athens.
(b) Sparta.
(c) Corinth.
(d) Delphi.

3. "Medea": Who begins the play "Medea" in a lament?
(a) A handmaiden.
(b) A nurse.
(c) A girl.
(d) A maid.

4. "Ion": How many races will Ion's descendants span according to the goddess?
(a) Six.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

5. "Hippolytus": What action does Phaedra believe is better than doing wrong?
(a) Committing suicide.
(b) Repenting.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Apologizing.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Medea": What does Jason promise Medea he will provide for her?

2. "Andromache": Of whom is Andromache a widow?

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

4. "Andromache": What does Orestes plan to do after he kills Neoptolemos?

5. "Andromache": Where does Orestes plan to ambush Neoptolemos?

Short Essay Questions

1. "Medea": In what case are women deadly according to Medea?

2. "Andromache": When Menelaus betrays Andromache when she leaves the shrine, what does she do?

3. "Andromache": When Menelaus refuses to give Andromache up, what does Peleus say?

4. "Alcestis": What does the handmaiden think of Alcestis?

5. "Andromache": Why does Andromache bemoan Apollo's actions?

6. "Hippolytus": What does the nurse tell Phaedra that love is dependent on?

7. "Alcestis": Why does Alcestis claim she is dying for her husband?

8. "Ion": What does the oracle tell Xuthus?

9. "Hippolytus": What is Aphrodite raging against in her speech at the beginning of the play?

10. "Andromache": Why is Andromache taking refuge in the shrine of Thetis?

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