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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Medea": Of what besides deceit does Medea accuse Jason?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Trickery.
(c) Slavery.
(d) Lust.

2. "Hippolytus": Who tells Phaedra that mortals cannot control the will of the gods?
(a) Her cook.
(b) Her servant.
(c) Her handmaiden.
(d) Her nurse.

3. "Alcestis": What does the chorus think the upcoming death Admetus's wife is like?
(a) Sacrifice.
(b) Sealing.
(c) Gift.
(d) Farce.

4. "Alcestis": What does Heracles seek from Admetus when he arrives at the house?
(a) Hospitality.
(b) Food.
(c) Money.
(d) Advice.

5. "Andromache": Who snatches the sword from Hermione before she can kill herself?
(a) The nurse.
(b) The priestess.
(c) The servant.
(d) The handmaiden.

6. "Ion": Where at the temple does Hermes place the baby?
(a) At the altar.
(b) At the statue.
(c) At the steps.
(d) At the table.

7. "Hippolytus": How does Phaedra kill herself?
(a) Jumping from the roof.
(b) Poison.
(c) Hanging.
(d) Stabbing.

8. "Andromache": Where is Orestes from?
(a) Crete.
(b) Macedonia.
(c) Damascus.
(d) Mycenae.

9. "Ion": Which god is Xuthus's father, Aeolus, the son of?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Mercury.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Ares.

10. "Ion": How many races will Ion's descendants span according to the goddess?
(a) Six.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

11. "Hippolytus": Who gave Theseus the wish he uses to call down death on Hippolytus?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Ares.
(d) Hades.

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

13. "Alcestis": What is Heracles on his way to tame, when he stops at Admetus's house?
(a) Horses.
(b) Harpies.
(c) Elephants.
(d) Lions.

14. "Andromache": Who is the son Peleus had with a goddess?
(a) Odysseus.
(b) Hercules.
(c) Heracles.
(d) Achilles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. "Ion": Whose idea is it to have Ion adopted by Xuthus?

2. "Andromache": Of whom is Andromache a widow?

3. "Ion": During what event must Xuthus have impregnated a local girl according to Ion and Xuthus?

4. "Medea": Medea states that women are generally timid. What does she say will make them become deadly?

5. "Andromache": What is Andromache's relationship to Neoptolemos?

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