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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Medea": What has Aegeus been consulting with the oracle to discover?
(a) How he can kill Creon.
(b) How he can get children.
(c) How he can live as a king.
(d) How he can get to Jason.

2. "Medea": Medea states that women are generally timid. What does she say will make them become deadly?
(a) Love.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Anger.

3. "Hippolytus": When the nurse tells Hippolytus of Phaedra's desire for him, Hippolytus swears he will never break his vow of what?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Chastity.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Honesty.

4. "Hippolytus": What is Aphrodite goddess of?
(a) The sea.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Gardens.
(d) Love.

5. "Medea": Who is Medea?
(a) A Greek sorceress.
(b) A non-Greek priestess.
(c) A Greek priestess.
(d) A non-Greek sorceress.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Hippolytus": Where is Hippolytus's father in exile?

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

3. "Ion": After Hermes' introduction, where does the play start?

4. "Andromache": How is Peleus described?

5. "Medea": Where did Jason and Medea travel to make a home and future for their children?

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