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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. "Trojan Women": What is the name of Andromache's young son?
(a) Lourdus.
(b) Jastian.
(c) Synthagarus.
(d) Astyanax.

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

4. "Hippolytus": What about her desire is causing Phaedra not to eat?
(a) That it is impossible.
(b) That it is not her own.
(c) None of the answers is correct.
(d) That it is shameful.

5. "Medea": What has Aegeus been consulting with the oracle to discover?
(a) How he can get children.
(b) How he can kill Creon.
(c) How he can get to Jason.
(d) How he can live as a king.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Andromache": Who snatches the sword from Hermione before she can kill herself?

2. "Hippolytus": For what reason does Theseus think his wife has killed herself after reading and misunderstanding her note?

3. "Trojan Women": Who joins Poseidon and says she has decided to attack the Greeks?

4. "Ion": Whose idea is it to have Ion adopted by Xuthus?

5. "Medea": Whom does Creon think Medea will attempt to kill?

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