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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. "Medea": Whom does Creon think Medea will attempt to kill?
(a) Jason.
(b) Himself.
(c) His grandson.
(d) His daughter.

2. "Andromache": Whom was Hermione supposed to marry?
(a) Heracles.
(b) Orestes.
(c) Hercules.
(d) Neoptolemos.

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

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

5. "Andromache": With what does Peleus threaten to beat Menelaus to death?
(a) A tree branch.
(b) A crown.
(c) His sword.
(d) His cane.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Alcestis": What does Admetus's wife make him promise not to do after she dies?

2. "Hippolytus": What is Aphrodite goddess of?

3. "Hippolytus": When the nurse tells Hippolytus of Phaedra's desire for him, Hippolytus swears he will never break his vow of what?

4. "Hippolytus": Who gave Theseus the wish he uses to call down death on Hippolytus?

5. "Alcestis": What does the chorus think the upcoming death Admetus's wife is like?

Short Essay Questions

1. "Medea": In what case are women deadly according to Medea?

2. "Andromache": Who is Andromache?

3. "Medea": Why does Medea think that Jason will eventually pay for his actions?

4. "Alcestis": What labor is Heracles on his way to perform?

5. "Hippolytus": Why is Theseus in exile?

6. "Alcestis": What is the argument between Apollo and Death about at the beginning of the play?

7. "Andromache": What does Menelaus claim when he comes to the shrine?

8. "Ion": How does Ion respond when Creusa says that the gods may be to blame for their troubles?

9. "Ion": What does the oracle tell Xuthus?

10. "Hippolytus": What does the nurse tell Phaedra that love is dependent on?

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