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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom is Death arguing with at the beginning of the play "Alcestis"?
(a) Admetus.
(b) The Fates.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Alcestis.

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

3. "Hippolytus": When the scene shifts to Phaedra and her nurse, what condition is Phaedra in?
(a) She is ill.
(b) She is asleep.
(c) She is happy.
(d) She is drunk.

4. "Alcestis": What is the name of the son who discusses his sorrow with Admetus?
(a) Eumelus.
(b) Euseris.
(c) Eugene.
(d) Eumillic.

5. "Medea": Who tells Medea that she and her two sons are to be exiled immediately?
(a) The general.
(b) Jason.
(c) Creon's manservant.
(d) Creon.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Medea": Medea claims that women are the unhappiest creatures on earth for a second reason. What is the second reason?

2. "Medea": What has Aegeus been consulting with the oracle to discover?

3. "Alcestis": What is the woman dressed in when Heracles returns with her?

4. "Alcestis": What does the chorus think the upcoming death Admetus's wife is like?

5. "Hippolytus": Who is Hippolytus's father?

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