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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. "Medea": Who begins the play "Medea" in a lament?

3. "Alcestis": Admetus's wife says she is dying because it is her natural duty and for another reason.Admetus's What is it?

4. "Medea": What does Jason promise Medea he will provide for her?

5. "Alcestis": What is the woman dressed in when Heracles returns with her?

Short Essay Questions

1. "Andromache": Why is Andromache taking refuge in the shrine of Thetis?

2. "Alcestis": What has Admetus done before the beginning of the play?

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

4. "Hippolytus": Why does Phaedra think it is better to commit suicide than to do wrong?

5. "Andromache": Why does Andromache bemoan Apollo's actions?

6. "Medea": What does Aegeus swear to Medea that he will do?

7. "Hippolytus": How was Hippolytus killed?

8. "Andromache": When Menelaus betrays Andromache when she leaves the shrine, what does she do?

9. "Ion": What makes Ion believe that Creusa is his mother?

10. "Andromache": When Menelaus refuses to give Andromache up, what does Peleus say?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the definition of a stranger, as described in the plays? What is the importance of a stranger? What evidence from the plays can you cite in support of your position?

Essay Topic 2

Which play is Euripides' best play? His worst? Why?

Essay Topic 3

How do the emotions of anger, greed, and resentment motivate the characters in Euripides' plays? Give at least two examples of each emotion as motivation from different plays.

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