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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. "Medea": What does Medea need to find before she carries out her plans for Jason?
(a) Money to travel.
(b) A place to go.
(c) A safe home for her children.
(d) A safe haven for her flight.

3. "Alcestis": What does Admetus's wife make him promise not to do after she dies?
(a) Go mad.
(b) Hire a nanny.
(c) Remarry.
(d) Leave the children.

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

5. "Alcestis": What does the chorus think the upcoming death Admetus's wife is like?
(a) Farce.
(b) Sealing.
(c) Sacrifice.
(d) Gift.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Alcestis": Who agrees to die in place of Admetus?

2. "Medea": What does Medea claim about women?

3. "Alcestis": Who is confused by Admetus's behavior towards Heracles?

4. "Medea": What does Jason claim Medea has learned which makes her better off for his bringing her to Greece?

5. "Medea": Whom does Medea kill?

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