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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. "Alcestis": Who questions the handmaiden of Alcestis in the beginning of the play?
(a) The leader of the chorus.
(b) Death.
(c) A god.
(d) The Fates.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Hippolytus": What does Hippolytus give to Artemis's statue?

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

3. "Alcestis": What does Heracles seek from Admetus when he arrives at the house?

4. "Hippolytus": Where is Hippolytus's father in exile?

5. "Hippolytus": With whom does Aphrodite make Phaedra fall in love?

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