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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Ion": Who tells Creusa that she will never have a child with Xuthus?
(a) The priestess.
(b) The oracle.
(c) The god.
(d) The chorus.

2. "Hippolytus": Who gave Theseus the wish he uses to call down death on Hippolytus?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Ares.
(c) Hades.
(d) Poseidon.

3. "Andromache": Who is Hermione?
(a) Princess of Sparta.
(b) Princess of Delphi.
(c) Princess of Athens.
(d) Princess of Troy.

4. "Alcestis": Who is confused by Admetus's behavior towards Heracles?
(a) The kingdom.
(b) Heracles and the chorus.
(c) The children.
(d) Heracles and Pheres.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. "Alcestis": Whom does Heracles talk to and learn the extent of the events in the household?

2. "Medea": What does Jason claim Medea has learned which makes her better off for his bringing her to Greece?

3. "Andromache": What does Orestes plan to do after he kills Neoptolemos?

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

5. "Hippolytus": Hippolytus's father is in exile to pay penance for a crime committed where?

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