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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Andromache": Where is Andromache from?
(a) Damascus.
(b) Sparta.
(c) Athens.
(d) Troy.

2. "Hippolytus": When the scene shifts to Phaedra and her nurse, what condition is Phaedra in?
(a) She is happy.
(b) She is drunk.
(c) She is asleep.
(d) She is ill.

3. "Andromache": Which god does Andromache blame for her current troubles?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Hades.

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

5. "Alcestis": Who agrees to die in place of Admetus?
(a) His mother.
(b) His wife.
(c) His niece.
(d) His sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Medea": What has Aegeus been consulting with the oracle to discover?

2. "Medea": What does the chorus fear Medea will do unless she is calmed?

3. "Alcestis": What state is Heracles in when he claims he will meet death and wrestle for the life of Alcestis?

4. "Ion": Which god is Xuthus's father, Aeolus, the son of?

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

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