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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. "Medea": What does Medea need to find before she carries out her plans for Jason?

2. "Andromache": Of what place is Menelaus king?

3. "Andromache": Whom was Hermione supposed to marry?

4. "Andromache": Who is Hermione?

5. "Medea": What reason does Medea give Creon for staying one more day?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. "Medea": Describe Medea.

3. "Hippolytus": What tactic does Aphrodite use to begin her plot of revenge?

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

5. "Ion": How does Ion come to the temple of Apollo?

6. "Alcestis": What is Pheres' claim about why he did not want to die?

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

8. "Andromache": Who is Andromache?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

For the Ancient Greeks, is there a difference between love and lust? What evidence is presented in the plays to support your position?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What is a chorus? How does Euripides use the chorus? Cite as many examples from the plays as you can in support of your position.

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