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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Hippolytus": What is Aphrodite goddess of?
(a) Love.
(b) Gardens.
(c) The sea.
(d) Marriage.

2. "Medea": What does Medea claim about women?
(a) That they are unhappy if they don't realize their great power over their husbands.
(b) That they are unhappy for their slavery to their husbands.
(c) That they are enslaved by motherhood.
(d) That they are wealthy in the joy of motherhood.

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

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

5. "Hippolytus": What about her desire is causing Phaedra not to eat?
(a) That it is impossible.
(b) That it is not her own.
(c) None of the answers is correct.
(d) That it is shameful.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Alcestis": What state is Heracles in when he claims he will meet death and wrestle for the life of Alcestis?

2. "Hippolytus": Who tells Phaedra that mortals cannot control the will of the gods?

3. "Medea": Who is Medea?

4. "Alcestis": What is the name of the son who discusses his sorrow with Admetus?

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

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