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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Medea": Whom does Creon think Medea will attempt to kill?
(a) Jason.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His grandson.
(d) Himself.

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

3. "Alcestis": Pheres says that no man wishes to die. What does he suggest is better?
(a) For the slaves to die.
(b) For the childrento die.
(c) For the wife to die.
(d) For the servants to die.

4. "Andromache": Where does the goddess tell Peleus to bury Neoptolemos?
(a) Sparta.
(b) Athens.
(c) The riverside.
(d) Delphi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. "Alcestis": What is Heracles on his way to tame, when he stops at Admetus's house?

2. "Medea": Medea claims that women are the unhappiest creatures on earth for a second reason. What is the second reason?

3. "Hippolytus": After Hippolytus dies, what does Theseus tell the chorus that he was?

4. "Medea": What does Jason claim Medea has learned which makes her better off for his bringing her to Greece?

5. "Medea": Medea states that women are generally timid. What does she say will make them become deadly?

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