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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Trojan Women.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Trojan Women": With which Greek man does Hecuba go?
(a) Ulysses.
(b) Tartus.
(c) Jason.
(d) Odysseus.

2. "Hippolytus": What action does Phaedra believe is better than doing wrong?
(a) Fighting.
(b) Apologizing.
(c) Committing suicide.
(d) Repenting.

3. "Ion": At the beginning of the play, what action of Apollo's does Hermes describe?
(a) Waging war.
(b) Playing the lyre.
(c) Birth.
(d) Rape.

4. "Ion": Which god is Xuthus's father, Aeolus, the son of?
(a) Mercury.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Ares.
(d) Poseidon.

5. "Andromache": What is Andromache's relationship to Neoptolemos?
(a) Slave.
(b) None of the answers is correct.
(c) Nurse.
(d) Wife.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. "Trojan Women": How do the Greeks kill Andromache's son?

3. "Andromache": Where does Orestes plan to ambush Neoptolemos?

4. "Medea": Who begins the play "Medea" in a lament?

5. "Medea": What does Jason claim Medea has learned which makes her better off for his bringing her to Greece?

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