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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. "Andromache": Of whom is Andromache a widow?
(a) Hector.
(b) Perseus.
(c) Theseus.
(d) Achilles.

3. "Hippolytus": What does Hippolytus give to Artemis's statue?
(a) Garlands.
(b) Incense.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Food.

4. "Alcestis": What does Heracles seek from Admetus when he arrives at the house?
(a) Hospitality.
(b) Food.
(c) Money.
(d) Advice.

5. "Andromache": Where is Orestes from?
(a) Macedonia.
(b) Damascus.
(c) Mycenae.
(d) Crete.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. "Medea": From whom is it learned that Creon plans to expel Jason's children with Medea?

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

4. "Alcestis": What does Admetus heap on Pheres before he leaves the funeral?

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

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