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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. "Hippolytus": For what reason does Theseus think his wife has killed herself after reading and misunderstanding her note?
(a) Remorse.
(b) Shame.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Guilt.

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

4. "Medea": Medea states that women are generally timid. What does she say will make them become deadly?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Anger.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Love.

5. "Alcestis": Who helped Admetus cheat the Fates?
(a) Zeus.
(b) His daughter.
(c) Apollo.
(d) His wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Alcestis": What is Heracles on his way to tame, when he stops at Admetus's house?

2. "Hippolytus": What does Hippolytus give to Artemis's statue?

3. "Medea": What does Medea need to find before she carries out her plans for Jason?

4. "Medea": From whom is it learned that Creon plans to expel Jason's children with Medea?

5. "Medea": Who is Medea?

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