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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. "Medea": Whom did Jason make an agreement with King Creon to marry?
(a) Creon's aunt.
(b) Creon's daughter.
(c) Creon's sister.
(d) Creon's niece.

3. "Andromache": Where does Orestes plan to ambush Neoptolemos?
(a) At the plays.
(b) At Olympus.
(c) At the Delphic oracle.
(d) At the palace.

4. "Medea": From whom is it learned that Creon plans to expel Jason's children with Medea?
(a) The cook.
(b) The butler.
(c) The manservant.
(d) The tutor.

5. "Alcestis": What state is Heracles in when he claims he will meet death and wrestle for the life of Alcestis?
(a) Drunk.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Grief-stricken.
(d) Happy.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. "Hippolytus": What about her desire is causing Phaedra not to eat?

4. "Hippolytus": What does Hippolytus give to Artemis's statue?

5. "Hippolytus": When the scene shifts to Phaedra and her nurse, what condition is Phaedra in?

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