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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. "Andromache": What does Orestes plan to do after he kills Neoptolemos?
(a) Make Hermione his lover.
(b) Offer Hermione as a servant to an oracle.
(c) Marry Hermione.
(d) Make Hermione his slave.

3. "Medea": Whom did Jason make an agreement with King Creon to marry?
(a) Creon's daughter.
(b) Creon's sister.
(c) Creon's aunt.
(d) Creon's niece.

4. "Hippolytus": Where is Hippolytus's father in exile?
(a) Aleceadis.
(b) Thebes.
(c) Gransten.
(d) Troezen.

5. "Alcestis": Who helped Admetus cheat the Fates?
(a) Zeus.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His wife.
(d) Apollo.

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

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

8. "Andromache": Of whom is Andromache a widow?
(a) Hector.
(b) Theseus.
(c) Achilles.
(d) Perseus.

9. "Ion": What condition do Xuthus and Creusa travel to the oracle to cure?
(a) Sickness.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Infertility.
(d) Madness.

10. "Medea": What does Jason promise Medea he will provide for her?
(a) A home and money.
(b) A father for his sons.
(c) A place to go.
(d) Love for his sons.

11. "Ion": What does Xuthus do before seeing the oracle?
(a) Pay money.
(b) Make a sacrifice.
(c) Dance.
(d) Sing a song.

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

13. "Hippolytus": Who is Hippolytus's father?
(a) Spartacus.
(b) Hercules.
(c) Theseus.
(d) Drusius.

14. "Medea": Who tells Medea that she and her two sons are to be exiled immediately?
(a) Creon.
(b) Jason.
(c) Creon's manservant.
(d) The general.

15. Whom is Death arguing with at the beginning of the play "Alcestis"?
(a) Admetus.
(b) Alcestis.
(c) The Fates.
(d) Apollo.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Medea": Medea claims that women are the unhappiest creatures on earth for a second reason. What is the second reason?

2. "Hippolytus": Who gave Theseus the wish he uses to call down death on Hippolytus?

3. "Andromache": Which goddess's shrine is Andromache in for refuge?

4. "Medea": Of what besides deceit does Medea accuse Jason?

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

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