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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Ion": How many races will Ion's descendants span according to the goddess?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

2. "Alcestis": Pheres says that no man wishes to die. What does he suggest is better?
(a) For the slaves to die.
(b) For the childrento die.
(c) For the servants to die.
(d) For the wife to die.

3. "Alcestis": Pheres is what relation to Admetus?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His son.
(c) His father.
(d) His nephew.

4. "Trojan Women": The Greeks have assembled the Trojan women who were spared death to become what?
(a) Wives.
(b) Stable hands.
(c) Nurses and nannies.
(d) Slaves and concubines.

5. "Medea": Of what besides deceit does Medea accuse Jason?
(a) Trickery.
(b) Slavery.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Lust.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Alcestis": Who questions the handmaiden of Alcestis in the beginning of the play?

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

3. "Electra": Electra begins with the speech of a peasant from where?

4. "Ion": How is Xuthus described?

5. "Ion": After Creusa gives birth to a boy, to where does she take him?

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