View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "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) Sleep.
(d) Grief-stricken.

2. "Medea": What does Medea claim about women?
(a) That they are wealthy in the joy of motherhood.
(b) That they are enslaved by motherhood.
(c) That they are unhappy for their slavery to their husbands.
(d) That they are unhappy if they don't realize their great power over their husbands.

3. "Andromache": Of what place is Menelaus king?
(a) Delphi.
(b) Sparta.
(c) Athens.
(d) Corinth.

4. "Andromache": Who snatches the sword from Hermione before she can kill herself?
(a) The handmaiden.
(b) The nurse.
(c) The priestess.
(d) The servant.

5. "Alcestis": What is the name of the son who discusses his sorrow with Admetus?
(a) Eumelus.
(b) Euseris.
(c) Eumillic.
(d) Eugene.

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

7. "Andromache": Which god does Andromache blame for her current troubles?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Hades.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Apollo.

8. "Alcestis": What does the chorus think the upcoming death Admetus's wife is like?
(a) Sacrifice.
(b) Gift.
(c) Farce.
(d) Sealing.

9. "Andromache": Where is Andromache from?
(a) Damascus.
(b) Athens.
(c) Troy.
(d) Sparta.

10. "Hippolytus": When the scene shifts to Phaedra and her nurse, what condition is Phaedra in?
(a) She is happy.
(b) She is drunk.
(c) She is ill.
(d) She is asleep.

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

12. "Medea": Medea states that women are generally timid. What does she say will make them become deadly?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Love.
(c) Anger.
(d) Jealousy.

13. "Hippolytus": With whom does Aphrodite make Phaedra fall in love?
(a) Phaedra's nephew.
(b) Phaedra's grandson.
(c) Phaedra's uncle.
(d) Phaedra's stepson.

14. "Hippolytus": After Hippolytus dies, what does Theseus tell the chorus that he was?
(a) Noble.
(b) Guilty.
(c) Honorable.
(d) Great.

15. "Alcestis": Admetus's wife says she is dying because it is her natural duty and for another reason.Admetus's What is it?
(a) She does not want the kingdom to suffer.
(b) She does not want her husband to die.
(c) She does not want to live anymore.
(d) She does not want her children to go fatherless.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. "Andromache": Where does the goddess tell Peleus to bury Neoptolemos?

3. "Hippolytus": Where is Hippolytus's father in exile?

4. "Andromache": Who is the son Peleus had with a goddess?

5. "Ion": What does Creusa put with the baby boy?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 413 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample