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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Alcestis": What is the woman dressed in when Heracles returns with her?

2. "Alcestis": Where does Admetus rule?

3. "Hippolytus": For what reason does Theseus think his wife has killed herself after reading and misunderstanding her note?

4. "Hippolytus": What does Hippolytus give to Artemis's statue?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. "Medea": What does Aegeus swear to Medea that he will do?

5. "Alcestis": What has Admetus done before the beginning of the play?

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

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

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

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

10. "Andromache": Who is Andromache?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Euripides mix tragedy and comedy in his plays? Support your answer with evidence from the plays.

Essay Topic 2

Based on the plays, do the Ancient Greeks think they can defy the gods or do the Gods rule them? Give at least three examples in support of your position.

Essay Topic 3

What is the difference between Greeks and barbarians? Why is this difference important in the plays? Give at least three examples in support of your answer.

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