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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reaction does the Nurse have to Medea's pain?
(a) She sympathizes but wants Medea to stop crying.
(b) She pities Medea.
(c) She thinks Medea is too emotional.
(d) She tells Medea it's her own fault.

2. What did Medea persuade the king's daughters to do in order to let Jason leave with the Fleece?
(a) Help Jason hide from the guards.
(b) Kill their father.
(c) Bribe an official to let him out of the city.
(d) Lie to the town police.

3. What has Jason said is his intent with regard to his children?
(a) He wants them to be shipped back to Medea's homeland.
(b) He doesn't intend to help support them.
(c) He intends to move them in with him and his new wife.
(d) He wants to send them away for military training.

4. What two characters are getting divorced?
(a) Aegeus and Medea.
(b) Jason and Hecate.
(c) Jason and Medea.
(d) Medea and Creon.

5. Who did the Tutor overhear making plans?
(a) Jason.
(b) Aegeus.
(c) Creon.
(d) Medea.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the chorus first arrives, what prayer does Medea send to the gods?

2. What does the Nurse fear at the beginning of the play?

3. What country is the myth of Medea from?

4. What is the Tutor's belief about people?

5. Who explains why Medea is crying to the chorus?

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