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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What attitude does Jason have towards Medea when he appears?
(a) Contemptuous.
(b) Concerned.
(c) Loving.
(d) Angry.

2. What prevents Creon from helping Medea or seeing her point of view?
(a) His desire to rid his kingdom of a foreign menace.
(b) His love for his daughter and desire to see her happy.
(c) His beliefs about women and their role in society.
(d) His strong friendship with Jason.

3. Why is Medea glad to see Jason at first?
(a) She wants the opportunity to kill him face-to-face.
(b) She thinks she can convince him to come back to her.
(c) Because she needs his advice on where to go.
(d) So she can finally vent her anger in person.

4. When did Medea kill for Jason?
(a) Several times throughout their marriage.
(b) When he was trying to escape with the Golden Fleece.
(c) Aboard the Argo when they were attacked by sirens.
(d) Just before their first child was born.

5. What is Jason's reaction to the plan involving Medea?
(a) He is furious and stands up for his wife.
(b) He doesn't know what's being plotted.
(c) He is ready to go along with it.
(d) He wants to come up with a better plan.

6. What choice does Jason claim Medea will regret in the future?
(a) Arranging to go back to her homeland.
(b) Refusing his money.
(c) Threatening the King.
(d) Staying in a kingdom nearby.

7. Why does Medea first consent to leave her home and meet with the chorus?
(a) It's important to foreigners to keep up good relations with the locals.
(b) She needs friends to comfort her and help her plan for the future.
(c) She wants to find out if they have information about where to find Jason.
(d) She is afraid if she stays inside any longer she will go mad.

8. To whom does the Nurse say Medea cries for comfort?
(a) The gods.
(b) The servants.
(c) Creon.
(d) Her children.

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

10. Why doesn't Creon trust Medea's reasons for allowing her to stay?
(a) She sounds too angry to be able to live there peacefully.
(b) He thinks she is clever enough to be manipulative.
(c) They don't sound real to him.
(d) He has heard stories about her and thinks she is a liar.

11. What does Jason think influences women's judgment?
(a) The warmth and intimacy of love..
(b) Other women and children.
(c) Their inability to see reason.
(d) The sun, the moon, and the tides of the sea.

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

13. What are the women of this play communally struggling against?
(a) The prejudices against women in ancient Greece.
(b) The desire to kill men for their betrayals.
(c) The ability to be a good mother while having to work.
(d) The balance between independence and homemaking.

14. Why does Medea think Jason is a coward?
(a) She was the only reason he got the Golden Fleece.
(b) He wasn't willing to stand up for Medea with the other Greeks.
(c) He is too afraid of Creon to speak up for Medea.
(d) He should have talked to her before going to another woman.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who orders Medea to leave with her children?

2. Who appears to check on Medea after hearing her cries?

3. What supernatural ability is Medea said to have?

4. What makes Creon sympathetic as a character?

5. What does the chorus express about Medea's anger toward Jason?

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