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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Medea": What does Jason claim Medea has learned which makes her better off for his bringing her to Greece?
(a) The value of friendship.
(b) The value of strength.
(c) The value of knowledge.
(d) The value of justice.

2. "Andromache": Where does Orestes plan to ambush Neoptolemos?
(a) At the palace.
(b) At the plays.
(c) At Olympus.
(d) At the Delphic oracle.

3. "Hippolytus": Who tells Phaedra that mortals cannot control the will of the gods?
(a) Her servant.
(b) Her handmaiden.
(c) Her nurse.
(d) Her cook.

4. "Alcestis": Whom does Heracles talk to and learn the extent of the events in the household?
(a) The gardener.
(b) The butler.
(c) The cook.
(d) The handmaiden.

5. "Andromache": What is Andromache's relationship to Neoptolemos?
(a) Nurse.
(b) None of the answers is correct.
(c) Slave.
(d) Wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Alcestis": Admetus's wife says she is dying because it is her natural duty and for another reason.Admetus's What is it?

2. "Alcestis": What is Heracles on his way to tame, when he stops at Admetus's house?

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

4. "Andromache": Of what place is Menelaus king?

5. "Alcestis": What does the chorus think the upcoming death Admetus's wife is like?

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