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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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 teach children.
(b) They have to live with men.
(c) They have to live as mothers to children.
(d) They have to bear the terror of childbirth.

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

4. "Medea": Of what besides deceit does Medea accuse Jason?
(a) Lust.
(b) Slavery.
(c) Trickery.
(d) Jealousy.

5. "Andromache": Whom was Hermione supposed to marry?
(a) Neoptolemos.
(b) Heracles.
(c) Hercules.
(d) Orestes.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. "Alcestis": What does the chorus think the upcoming death Admetus's wife is like?

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

5. "Medea": Whom does Medea kill?

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