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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Medea": Whom does Creon think Medea will attempt to kill?
(a) Jason.
(b) Himself.
(c) His daughter.
(d) His grandson.

2. "Andromache": Where is Orestes from?
(a) Mycenae.
(b) Damascus.
(c) Macedonia.
(d) Crete.

3. "Andromache": Who is Hermione?
(a) Princess of Sparta.
(b) Princess of Athens.
(c) Princess of Delphi.
(d) Princess of Troy.

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

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

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

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

8. "Andromache": Whom does Andromache send to fetch Peleus?
(a) Her daughter.
(b) The priestess.
(c) Her handmaiden.
(d) The shepherd.

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

10. "Andromache": How is Peleus described?
(a) As an old man.
(b) As a young man.
(c) As a strong man.
(d) As a wise man.

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

12. "Alcestis": Who is confused by Admetus's behavior towards Heracles?
(a) Heracles and the chorus.
(b) The children.
(c) Heracles and Pheres.
(d) The kingdom.

13. "Medea": Whom does Medea kill?
(a) Jason, her children, and Jason's new wife.
(b) Jason's new wife, Jason, and Creon.
(c) Jason's new wife, Creon, and her children.
(d) Jason's new wife and Creon.

14. "Medea": What has Aegeus been consulting with the oracle to discover?
(a) How he can get to Jason.
(b) How he can live as a king.
(c) How he can kill Creon.
(d) How he can get children.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. "Ion": At the beginning of the play, what action of Apollo's does Hermes describe?

2. "Andromache": With what does Peleus threaten to beat Menelaus to death?

3. "Medea": What does the chorus fear Medea will do unless she is calmed?

4. "Hippolytus": For what reason does Theseus think his wife has killed herself after reading and misunderstanding her note?

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

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