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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 cook.
(c) Her nurse.
(d) Her servant.

2. "Andromache": With what does Peleus threaten to beat Menelaus to death?
(a) A crown.
(b) His cane.
(c) His sword.
(d) A tree branch.

3. "Medea": Medea claims that women are the unhappiest creatures on earth for a second reason. What is the second reason?
(a) They have to teach children.
(b) They have to live with men.
(c) They have to live as mothers to children.
(d) They have to bear the terror of childbirth.

4. "Andromache": Who sends a messenger to warn Neoptolemos?
(a) The nurse.
(b) Peleus.
(c) Andromache.
(d) The priest.

5. "Hippolytus": For what reason does Theseus think his wife has killed herself after reading and misunderstanding her note?
(a) Remorse.
(b) Guilt.
(c) Shame.
(d) Sadness.

6. "Hippolytus": How does Phaedra kill herself?
(a) Hanging.
(b) Poison.
(c) Stabbing.
(d) Jumping from the roof.

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

8. "Ion": Which goddess appears to tell how Ion's descendants will settle many parts of Greece ?
(a) Artemis.
(b) Athena.
(c) Hera.
(d) Aphrodite.

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

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

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

12. "Andromache": Who is the son Peleus had with a goddess?
(a) Heracles.
(b) Hercules.
(c) Achilles.
(d) Odysseus.

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

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

15. "Medea": What does the chorus fear Medea will do unless she is calmed?
(a) Unleash her fury on the house of Creon.
(b) Abandon her children.
(c) Kill herself.
(d) Kill everyone in her house.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Ion": What condition do Xuthus and Creusa travel to the oracle to cure?

2. "Andromache": Who snatches the sword from Hermione before she can kill herself?

3. "Andromache": Where does Orestes plan to ambush Neoptolemos?

4. "Andromache": How is Peleus described?

5. "Hippolytus": When the scene shifts to Phaedra and her nurse, what condition is Phaedra in?

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