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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Medea promise she won't hurt Creon?
(a) He is too powerful and if she tried she would surely fail.
(b) He has been a friend to her and she wouldn't betray his trust.
(c) He is only a father giving away his daughter to a good man.
(d) She is afraid of him and his soldiers.

2. Who appears to check on Medea after hearing her cries?
(a) Jason.
(b) Aegeus.
(c) Medea's children.
(d) The chorus.

3. What does the Nurse feel is best for people?
(a) Expressing feelings openly and without reserve.
(b) Getting anger out so it doesn't fester.
(c) Moderation in all things.
(d) Open and honest communication.

4. What supernatural ability is Medea said to have?
(a) She is able to read thoughts and project her own.
(b) It's not specifically said, but she is called a witch.
(c) The ability to foretell and change the future.
(d) The ability to curse people to die horribly.

5. What theme, central to the play, does the chorus frequently reiterate?
(a) That women cannot be trusted.
(b) That marriages are doomed to fail.
(c) That children are weapons against a mother.
(d) That men always betray women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would the chorus like Medea to do when they first arrive?

2. What will happen if Medea and her children are in Corinth at sunrise in two days?

3. What plans are made regarding Medea in order to facilitate the wedding?

4. What two characters are getting divorced?

5. Why does the Nurse send the children inside after hearing the Tutor's news?

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