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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How can Medea help Aegeus and his wife?
(a) She knows how to translate the prophecy.
(b) She can enable them to conceive a child.
(c) She is a very good housekeeper.
(d) She will let them adopt her children since they can't conceive.

2. Who is Aegeus?
(a) An Argonaut.
(b) A friend of Medea's.
(c) One of Creon's courtiers.
(d) Jason's cousin.

3. Why doesn't Aegeus want to risk offending Creon?
(a) Because Creon has a large army.
(b) Because he is a fellow king.
(c) Because they've been friends since childhood.
(d) Because they are related.

4. Why is Aegeus going to see his friend?
(a) To place a wager on the next gladiator fights.
(b) To decide which man his daughter should marry.
(c) To discuss politics.
(d) To get another opinion about the oracle's prophecy.

5. What is an oracle?
(a) A new weapon.
(b) A king's advisor.
(c) A respected prophet.
(d) A teacher in the use of herbs and potions.

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

7. Why does Medea think she might not be able to trust Aegeus?
(a) She doesn't think any men are trustworthy.
(b) He has lied to her in the past.
(c) The other kings may persuade him to break his word.
(d) His wife might become jealous of Medea.

8. To whom does Medea reveal her complete plan for revenge?
(a) Creon.
(b) Aegeus.
(c) The chorus.
(d) Jason.

9. How did the princess first feel when Jason asked her to spare his children?
(a) Angry.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Concerned.
(d) Compassionate.

10. Is Medea always firmly resolved that she should kill her children?
(a) Yes, she has always hated being a mother.
(b) Yes, she knows it's the only way to hurt Jason.
(c) No, she is afraid that she won't be able to do it.
(d) No, she wavers back and forth over what she should do.

11. What does the chorus think about Medea's plan for her children?
(a) That she will not be able to carry it out in the moment.
(b) That she has lost her mind and must be stopped.
(c) That it's the only thing she could do.
(d) That it makes perfect sense given the circumstance.

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

13. What does Medea fear her enemies will do to her children?
(a) Nothing, children are sacred in ancient Greece.
(b) Sell them into slavery.
(c) Kill them.
(d) Take them away from her.

14. How does the chorus feel about Jason after hearing of the deaths?
(a) That he will need comfort from friends.
(b) That he should have seen through Medea.
(c) That he deserves the pain.
(d) That he may not recover from his grief.

15. What does Medea give Jason for his bride?
(a) An enchanted dress and crown.
(b) The promise that she will not seek revenge.
(c) A bouquet for his bride.
(d) A final kiss to remember her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What wins the princess over to being willing to help Jason's children?

2. How does Medea feel when she hears how her plan worked?

3. What method does Medea use to win Jason over the second time she speaks with him?

4. What does Medea promise Jason she will do after she sees him the second time?

5. What does the poison do to the princess's body?

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