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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Medea plan to take revenge against?
(a) The Nurse, Jason, and the chorus.
(b) Jason, his new wife, and Creon.
(c) Her children, Creon and Aegeus.
(d) Jason, the Nurse, and the Tutor.

2. What would the chorus like Medea to do when they first arrive?
(a) Stop crying and tend her children.
(b) Go back to her homeland and leave her children behind.
(c) Come out so they can comfort her.
(d) Find a way to revenge herself against her husband.

3. What does the chorus do when they learn of Medea's plans for revenge?
(a) Protest that she is out of her mind.
(b) Send someone to warn the King.
(c) Argue with Medea about her plans.
(d) Promise to keep them secret.

4. What bargain does Medea strike with Creon?
(a) That she doesn't have to leave for a year.
(b) That she can stay as a servant to Creon.
(c) That her children must leave but she can stay.
(d) That she can stay one more day.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Medea first consent to leave her home and meet with the chorus?

2. To whom does the Nurse say Medea cries for comfort?

3. What function does the chorus's ode serve after the fight between Medea and Creon?

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

5. What two characters are getting divorced?

(see the answer key)

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