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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Medea feel when she hears how her plan worked?
(a) She has no reaction.
(b) She is remorseful.
(c) She rejoices.
(d) She is angry that she was brought to this.

2. Why is Medea advised to flee Corinth?
(a) The borders will soon be closed to travelers.
(b) She was supposed to leave before sunrise.
(c) The army is being mobilized to execute her on sight.
(d) Everyone knows she is responsible for the deaths.

3. What role does Medea think she should play in Jason's new marriage?
(a) She should give away the bride.
(b) She should sew the dress.
(c) She should help to plan it.
(d) She should give away the groom.

4. According to the chorus, who is the only other woman to have killed her own child?
(a) Nefertiti.
(b) Astrid.
(c) Ino.
(d) Apollymi.

5. Why is Medea so happy when Aegeus leaves?
(a) Now she can carry out her revenge.
(b) She is secretly in love with him.
(c) She feels better after speaking with a friend.
(d) He promised not to tell her plans to Creon.

6. How long does it take the poison to start working?
(a) It is almost immediate.
(b) A few hours.
(c) Less than an hour.
(d) The poison doesn't work.

7. What wins the princess over to being willing to help Jason's children?
(a) Her gifts from Medea.
(b) Jason's compelling argument.
(c) Creon's advice.
(d) Her love for Jason.

8. What does Medea have to do in order to stay with Aegeus?
(a) Kill Jason and his new wife.
(b) Translate the prophecy from the oracle.
(c) Get Creon's permission.
(d) Make it to his kingdom on her own.

9. How well do Medea's enchantments appear to work in the play?
(a) The princess died but not her father.
(b) Pretty well, everyone gets very ill.
(c) Very well, the targets both die.
(d) Not at all, her reputation was overstated.

10. Why is Medea really crying when she sees her children with Jason?
(a) Probably because she knows she will kill them all soon.
(b) Probably because she will miss them when she leaves them in Corinth.
(c) Probably because she imagines Jason's future family life and is grieving the loss of her own.
(d) Probably because she is so angry but can't show it.

11. Which women do the chorus believe are the luckiest?
(a) Those without children.
(b) Those with children.
(c) Those without husbands.
(d) Those pledged to remain chaste.

12. What does the chorus think about Jason and Medea's futures once her plans are carried out?
(a) They will likely both be dead.
(b) They will learn lessons about selfishness.
(c) They will both live lives full of pain.
(d) They will be able to carry on and treat others better.

13. What does Medea request from Aegeus?
(a) To allow her to make a new home in his land.
(b) The herbs to make her poison.
(c) Advice on what she should do next.
(d) Fabric to make a wedding dress for Jason's bride.

14. What occupies the majority of Part 6?
(a) Medea's goodbye to her family.
(b) The story about Medea's revenge.
(c) The chorus encouraging Medea to flea before she is caught.
(d) Medea killing her children.

15. What does Jason tell his children when he sees them?
(a) That they will have a new mother soon.
(b) He is making plans for their care.
(c) To mind their Nurse and mother.
(d) He will miss them when they leave forever.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Aegeus visit the oracle?

2. After the deaths of Creon and the princess, what happens to Medea's plan for her children?

3. How did the princess first feel when Jason asked her to spare his children?

4. Why doesn't Aegeus want to risk offending Creon?

5. What plot problem does Aegeus solve in his scene?

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