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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Medea": What does Jason claim Medea has learned which makes her better off for his bringing her to Greece?
(a) The value of justice.
(b) The value of strength.
(c) The value of friendship.
(d) The value of knowledge.

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

3. "Medea": Who begins the play "Medea" in a lament?
(a) A nurse.
(b) A girl.
(c) A handmaiden.
(d) A maid.

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

5. "Medea": What does the chorus fear Medea will do unless she is calmed?
(a) Kill herself.
(b) Kill everyone in her house.
(c) Unleash her fury on the house of Creon.
(d) Abandon her children.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. "Alcestis": What does Admetus heap on Pheres before he leaves the funeral?

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

4. "Medea": Who is Medea?

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

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