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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Medea": What reason does Medea give Creon for staying one more day?
(a) To say goodbye to Jason.
(b) To put her affairs in order.
(c) To help her sons adjust.
(d) To gather her things.

2. "Alcestis": Who is confused by Admetus's behavior towards Heracles?
(a) Heracles and Pheres.
(b) Heracles and the chorus.
(c) The kingdom.
(d) The children.

3. "Alcestis": Whom does Heracles talk to and learn the extent of the events in the household?
(a) The butler.
(b) The handmaiden.
(c) The cook.
(d) The gardener.

4. "Medea": Whom does Creon think Medea will attempt to kill?
(a) His grandson.
(b) Himself.
(c) Jason.
(d) His daughter.

5. "Alcestis": Who agrees to die in place of Admetus?
(a) His niece.
(b) His wife.
(c) His mother.
(d) His sister.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. "Medea": What does Jason promise Medea he will provide for her?

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

4. "Medea": Whom did Jason make an agreement with King Creon to marry?

5. "Hippolytus": When the scene shifts to Phaedra and her nurse, what condition is Phaedra in?

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