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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the chorus tell Medea about men?
(a) They betray women all the time.
(b) They are dangerous to love.
(c) They are never satisfied with just one woman.
(d) They tend to stray but always come back.

2. Who does Medea curse when she hears the news about the plans for her and her children?
(a) Creon and his daughter.
(b) Jason and his lover.
(c) Jason and her children.
(d) Aegeus and Jason.

3. What is the Nurse's reaction when she learns what Jason thinks about the plan involving Medea?
(a) She doesn't really care.
(b) She is surprised.
(c) She is enraged.
(d) She is upset for Medea.

4. What is the purpose of the first section of the play?
(a) To make the audience laugh before the tragedy begins.
(b) To introduce every character in the play.
(c) To offer background information.
(d) To apologize for any parts the audience may not like.

5. What does the chorus comment that they can hear in Medea's cries?
(a) Anger.
(b) Pain.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Venom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Medea persuade the king's daughters to do in order to let Jason leave with the Fleece?

2. What was Jason's mission when he and Medea met?

3. Whom does Jason intend to marry?

4. What does the Nurse fear at the beginning of the play?

5. What does the Nurse feel is best for people?

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