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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. "Alcestis": What does Admetus heap on Pheres before he leaves the funeral?
(a) Work.
(b) Blessings.
(c) Curses.
(d) Advice.

4. "Medea": Whom does Medea kill?
(a) Jason's new wife, Jason, and Creon.
(b) Jason's new wife and Creon.
(c) Jason, her children, and Jason's new wife.
(d) Jason's new wife, Creon, and her children.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. "Alcestis": Pheres says that no man wishes to die. What does he suggest is better?

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

3. "Alcestis": Who questions the handmaiden of Alcestis in the beginning of the play?

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

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

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