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10 Plays Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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

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

3. "Hippolytus": What is Artemis the goddess of?
(a) Animals and children.
(b) Food and prosperity.
(c) Hope and wisdom.
(d) Virginity and chastity.

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

5. "Ion": What does Xuthus do before seeing the oracle?
(a) Make a sacrifice.
(b) Sing a song.
(c) Pay money.
(d) Dance.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Hippolytus": After Hippolytus dies, what does Theseus tell the chorus that he was?

2. "Alcestis": What state is Heracles in when he claims he will meet death and wrestle for the life of Alcestis?

3. "Ion": What does Creusa put her baby boy in?

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

5. "Ion": Apollo orders Hermes to go to Athens. Where is he to bring the baby boy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. "Medea": Why does Medea think that Jason will eventually pay for his actions?

3. "Hippolytus": Why does Phaedra think it is better to commit suicide than to do wrong?

4. "Ion": What happens to Creusa before the play begins?

5. "Alcestis": What is the argument between Apollo and Death about at the beginning of the play?

6. "Medea": What does the nurse learn while gossiping with the tutor?

7. "Hippolytus": How was Hippolytus killed?

8. "Ion": How does Ion come to the temple of Apollo?

9. "Ion": Why do Xuthus and Creusa travel to Delphi?

10. "Medea": Describe Medea.

(see the answer keys)

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