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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Iphigenia at Aulis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Hippolytus": Hippolytus's father is in exile to pay penance for a crime committed where?
(a) In Sicily.
(b) In Macedonia.
(c) In Sparta.
(d) In Athens.

2. "Medea": Whom does Medea kill?
(a) Jason's new wife, Creon, and her children.
(b) Jason's new wife and Creon.
(c) Jason, her children, and Jason's new wife.
(d) Jason's new wife, Jason, and Creon.

3. "Iphigenia at Aulis": What lie does Agamemnon tell in order to get Iphigenia to come to be sacrificed?
(a) That he needs her as a warrior.
(b) That she is getting married.
(c) That he is sick.
(d) That there is a present for her.

4. "Trojan Women": What is Poseidon the god of?
(a) The sea.
(b) The moon.
(c) The sun.
(d) The air.

5. "Ion": What does Creusa put her baby boy in?
(a) A basket.
(b) A blanket.
(c) An ark.
(d) A bassinet.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Ion": Which god is Xuthus's father, Aeolus, the son of?

2. "Iphigenia at Aulis": Who is Helen's Greek husband?

3. "Iphigenia at Aulis": Where does Agamemnon put his family when they arrive?

4. "Medea": Of what besides deceit does Medea accuse Jason?

5. "Iphigenia at Aulis": How does Iphigenia go to the altar?

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