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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. "Hippolytus": Who warns Hippolytus not to anger the other gods?
(a) A friend.
(b) An attendant.
(c) A commoner.
(d) A nurse.

3. "Ion": Apollo orders Hermes to go to Athens. Where is he to bring the baby boy?
(a) To Damascus.
(b) To Sparta.
(c) To Corinth.
(d) To Delphi.

4. "Hippolytus": For what reason does Theseus think his wife has killed herself after reading and misunderstanding her note?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Remorse.
(c) Guilt.
(d) Shame.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. "Medea": Who begins the play "Medea" in a lament?

2. "Andromache": Whom does Andromache send to fetch Peleus?

3. "Alcestis": What does Admetus's wife make him promise not to do after she dies?

4. "Medea": Who tells Medea that she and her two sons are to be exiled immediately?

5. "Alcestis": Pheres says that no man wishes to die. What does he suggest is better?

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