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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. "Electra": Who did Orestes and Pylades claim to be when the met the king?
(a) Hunters.
(b) Priests.
(c) Travelers.
(d) Merchants.

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

4. "Ion": During what event must Xuthus have impregnated a local girl according to Ion and Xuthus?
(a) A bacchanal rite.
(b) A harvest festival.
(c) A religious rite.
(d) A moon festival.

5. "Alcestis": Who questions the handmaiden of Alcestis in the beginning of the play?
(a) The leader of the chorus.
(b) The Fates.
(c) Death.
(d) A god.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Medea": Whom does Creon think Medea will attempt to kill?

2. "Ion": What does Creusa put her baby boy in?

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

4. "Hippolytus": What does Hippolytus give to Artemis's statue?

5. "Trojan Women": Before the Greeks take her to whom is Cassandra is a servant?

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