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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Medea": Who is Medea?
(a) A Greek priestess.
(b) A non-Greek priestess.
(c) A Greek sorceress.
(d) A non-Greek sorceress.

2. "Alcestis": What is the woman dressed in when Heracles returns with her?
(a) A mask.
(b) A caftan.
(c) A robe.
(d) A veil.

3. "Hippolytus": Who warns Hippolytus not to anger the other gods?
(a) A nurse.
(b) An attendant.
(c) A friend.
(d) A commoner.

4. "Medea": What does Jason promise Medea he will provide for her?
(a) A father for his sons.
(b) A place to go.
(c) A home and money.
(d) Love for his sons.

5. "Hippolytus": Where is Hippolytus's father in exile?
(a) Thebes.
(b) Gransten.
(c) Troezen.
(d) Aleceadis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom is Death arguing with at the beginning of the play "Alcestis"?

2. "Hippolytus": How does Phaedra kill herself?

3. "Medea": Medea states that women are generally timid. What does she say will make them become deadly?

4. "Alcestis": What does Admetus's wife make him promise not to do after she dies?

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

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