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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 Medea need to find before she carries out her plans for Jason?
(a) A place to go.
(b) A safe haven for her flight.
(c) A safe home for her children.
(d) Money to travel.

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

3. "Andromache": Who snatches the sword from Hermione before she can kill herself?
(a) The handmaiden.
(b) The servant.
(c) The nurse.
(d) The priestess.

4. "Andromache": Whom does Andromache send to fetch Peleus?
(a) The priestess.
(b) The shepherd.
(c) Her handmaiden.
(d) Her daughter.

5. "Hippolytus": Why is Aphrodite angry with Hippolytus?
(a) He will not build her a temple.
(b) He will not worship her.
(c) He will not talk to her.
(d) He will not love her.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Andromache": Of what place is Menelaus king?

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

3. "Medea": What has Aegeus been consulting with the oracle to discover?

4. "Andromache": What is Andromache's relationship to Neoptolemos?

5. "Alcestis": Who questions the handmaiden of Alcestis in the beginning of the play?

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