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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What was Jason's mission when he and Medea met?
(a) To find glory and live forever in legend.
(b) To negotiate peace with Thebes.
(c) To find a beautiful wife.
(d) To capture the Golden Fleece.
2. What has Creon's experience been with showing mercy?
(a) It makes him look weak.
(b) It yields large rewards in terms of public opinion.
(c) It gets him into trouble.
(d) It makes him many new friends.
3. What reaction does the Nurse have to Medea's pain?
(a) She pities Medea.
(b) She sympathizes but wants Medea to stop crying.
(c) She tells Medea it's her own fault.
(d) She thinks Medea is too emotional.
4. In the time the play was written, what would the audience have typically known before coming to the theater?
(a) The names of the actors involved.
(b) The end of the story.
(c) When to applaud.
(d) The story of the play.
5. Medea longs to go to what place that she's forbidden to visit?
(a) Crete.
(b) Creon's palace.
(c) Athens.
(d) Her homeland.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Medea promise she won't hurt Creon?
2. What theme, central to the play, does the chorus frequently reiterate?
3. Why does the author emphasize several times that Medea is a "stranger in a strange land"?
4. Why does Medea first consent to leave her home and meet with the chorus?
5. What supernatural ability is Medea said to have?
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