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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Medea": Who tells Medea that she and her two sons are to be exiled immediately?
(a) Creon's manservant.
(b) Creon.
(c) The general.
(d) Jason.

2. "Hippolytus": With whom does Aphrodite make Phaedra fall in love?
(a) Phaedra's stepson.
(b) Phaedra's uncle.
(c) Phaedra's nephew.
(d) Phaedra's grandson.

3. "Hippolytus": What about her desire is causing Phaedra not to eat?
(a) That it is not her own.
(b) That it is impossible.
(c) That it is shameful.
(d) None of the answers is correct.

4. "Alcestis": What is the woman dressed in when Heracles returns with her?
(a) A caftan.
(b) A robe.
(c) A mask.
(d) A veil.

5. "Medea": Whom does Medea kill?
(a) Jason's new wife and Creon.
(b) Jason, her children, and Jason's new wife.
(c) Jason's new wife, Jason, and Creon.
(d) Jason's new wife, Creon, and her children.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. "Hippolytus": What is Aphrodite goddess of?

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

4. "Hippolytus": Who warns Hippolytus not to anger the other gods?

5. "Medea": Whom did Jason make an agreement with King Creon to marry?

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