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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. "Ion": Who tries to get Creusa to kill Xuthus and Ion?
(a) The retainer.
(b) The handmaiden.
(c) The servant.
(d) The slave.
2. "Hippolytus": Why is Aphrodite angry with Hippolytus?
(a) He will not talk to her.
(b) He will not worship her.
(c) He will not build her a temple.
(d) He will not love her.
3. "Hippolytus": What does Hippolytus give to Artemis's statue?
(a) Garlands.
(b) Food.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Incense.
4. "Ion": How many races will Ion's descendants span according to the goddess?
(a) Five.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.
5. "Andromache": Where is Andromache from?
(a) Sparta.
(b) Athens.
(c) Damascus.
(d) Troy.
Short Answer Questions
1. "Hippolytus": What about her desire is causing Phaedra not to eat?
2. "Hippolytus": When the nurse tells Hippolytus of Phaedra's desire for him, Hippolytus swears he will never break his vow of what?
3. "Hippolytus": After Hippolytus dies, what does Theseus tell the chorus that he was?
4. "Ion": Whose idea is it to have Ion adopted by Xuthus?
5. "Alcestis": Admetus's wife says she is dying because it is her natural duty and for another reason.Admetus's What is it?
Short Essay Questions
1. "Alcestis": What labor is Heracles on his way to perform?
2. "Hippolytus": How was Hippolytus killed?
3. "Ion": Why do Xuthus and Creusa travel to Delphi?
4. "Ion": What happens to Creusa before the play begins?
5. "Alcestis": What is the argument between Apollo and Death about at the beginning of the play?
6. "Medea": Describe Medea.
7. "Ion": How does Ion respond when Creusa says that the gods may be to blame for their troubles?
8. "Andromache": Why is Andromache taking refuge in the shrine of Thetis?
9. "Alcestis": What is Pheres' claim about why he did not want to die?
10. "Ion": What does the oracle tell Xuthus?
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