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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Medea": What does Jason promise Medea he will provide for her?
(a) A father for his sons.
(b) A place to go.
(c) Love for his sons.
(d) A home and money.

2. "Medea": Medea claims that women are the unhappiest creatures on earth for a second reason. What is the second reason?
(a) They have to live with men.
(b) They have to bear the terror of childbirth.
(c) They have to teach children.
(d) They have to live as mothers to children.

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

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

5. "Andromache": Who is the son Peleus had with a goddess?
(a) Hercules.
(b) Heracles.
(c) Achilles.
(d) Odysseus.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Medea": What does the chorus fear Medea will do unless she is calmed?

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

3. "Medea": Who is Medea?

4. "Hippolytus": Why is Aphrodite angry with Hippolytus?

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

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