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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Hippolytus": With whom does Aphrodite make Phaedra fall in love?
(a) Phaedra's grandson.
(b) Phaedra's nephew.
(c) Phaedra's stepson.
(d) Phaedra's uncle.

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

3. "Hippolytus": Hippolytus's father is in exile to pay penance for a crime committed where?
(a) In Sparta.
(b) In Sicily.
(c) In Athens.
(d) In Macedonia.

4. "Hippolytus": After Hippolytus dies, what does Theseus tell the chorus that he was?
(a) Great.
(b) Honorable.
(c) Guilty.
(d) Noble.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. "Medea": Of what besides deceit does Medea accuse Jason?

3. "Alcestis": Where does Admetus rule?

4. "Medea": From whom is it learned that Creon plans to expel Jason's children with Medea?

5. "Hippolytus": For what reason does Theseus think his wife has killed herself after reading and misunderstanding her note?

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