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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Medea think women generally feel?
(a) Comforted and happy.
(b) Happy and maternal.
(c) Fearful and defenseless.
(d) Fearful and vengeful.

2. What bargain does Medea strike with Creon?
(a) That she can stay as a servant to Creon.
(b) That she doesn't have to leave for a year.
(c) That she can stay one more day.
(d) That her children must leave but she can stay.

3. What choice does Jason claim Medea will regret in the future?
(a) Staying in a kingdom nearby.
(b) Threatening the King.
(c) Refusing his money.
(d) Arranging to go back to her homeland.

4. To whom does the Nurse say Medea cries for comfort?
(a) The servants.
(b) Her children.
(c) The gods.
(d) Creon.

5. What prevents Medea from returning to her homeland?
(a) She is a criminal there.
(b) There is no ship that will go there.
(c) She is forbidden from returning by Creon.
(d) Her pride.

6. What was Jason's mission when he and Medea met?
(a) To negotiate peace with Thebes.
(b) To find glory and live forever in legend.
(c) To capture the Golden Fleece.
(d) To find a beautiful wife.

7. What theme, central to the play, does the chorus frequently reiterate?
(a) That children are weapons against a mother.
(b) That men always betray women.
(c) That marriages are doomed to fail.
(d) That women cannot be trusted.

8. Who orders Medea to leave with her children?
(a) Aegeus.
(b) The Nurse.
(c) Creon.
(d) Jason.

9. What does Jason think influences women's judgment?
(a) Other women and children.
(b) The sun, the moon, and the tides of the sea.
(c) Their inability to see reason.
(d) The warmth and intimacy of love..

10. What is Jason's reaction to the plan involving Medea?
(a) He is furious and stands up for his wife.
(b) He wants to come up with a better plan.
(c) He doesn't know what's being plotted.
(d) He is ready to go along with it.

11. What does the chorus tell Medea about men?
(a) They are never satisfied with just one woman.
(b) They are dangerous to love.
(c) They tend to stray but always come back.
(d) They betray women all the time.

12. What will happen if Medea and her children are in Corinth at sunrise in two days?
(a) Jason will have to claim them as his family.
(b) They will be allowed to stay for the festival.
(c) They will be killed.
(d) They will be forcibly banished.

13. What is the Tutor's belief about people?
(a) They all love themselves more than others.
(b) They want to find personal peace at whatever cost.
(c) They generally are just trying to get along without trouble.
(d) They are good at heart and want to help others.

14. What does the Nurse feel is best for people?
(a) Getting anger out so it doesn't fester.
(b) Expressing feelings openly and without reserve.
(c) Open and honest communication.
(d) Moderation in all things.

15. What does Medea think about the way women are treated by men in Greece?
(a) They are treated with the same tolerance as children.
(b) They are treated worse than slaves.
(c) They are treated well enough.
(d) They are treated very badly in general.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jason offer Medea towards the end of their argument?

2. Who does Medea plan to take revenge against?

3. What function does the chorus's ode serve after the fight between Medea and Creon?

4. Whom does Jason intend to marry?

5. Why is Medea being banished?

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