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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Alcestis": What does Heracles seek from Admetus when he arrives at the house?
(a) Money.
(b) Food.
(c) Advice.
(d) Hospitality.

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

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

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

5. "Medea": From whom is it learned that Creon plans to expel Jason's children with Medea?
(a) The tutor.
(b) The manservant.
(c) The butler.
(d) The cook.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. "Medea": Who begins the play "Medea" in a lament?

4. "Medea": What reason does Medea give Creon for staying one more day?

5. "Hippolytus": What about her desire is causing Phaedra not to eat?

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