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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. "Ion": Which god is Xuthus's father, Aeolus, the son of?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Mercury.
(c) Ares.
(d) Poseidon.

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

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

5. "Ion": What does Creusa put her baby boy in?
(a) A bassinet.
(b) An ark.
(c) A blanket.
(d) A basket.

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

7. "Ion": How is Xuthus described?
(a) A barbarian.
(b) A stranger.
(c) A non-Athenian.
(d) A learned man.

8. "Alcestis": Where does Admetus rule?
(a) Thrace.
(b) Pherae.
(c) Saducci.
(d) Delphi.

9. "Alcestis": What does Admetus's wife make him promise not to do after she dies?
(a) Leave the children.
(b) Hire a nanny.
(c) Go mad.
(d) Remarry.

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

11. "Medea": From whom is it learned that Creon plans to expel Jason's children with Medea?
(a) The cook.
(b) The tutor.
(c) The butler.
(d) The manservant.

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

13. "Hippolytus": What is Artemis the goddess of?
(a) Hope and wisdom.
(b) Food and prosperity.
(c) Animals and children.
(d) Virginity and chastity.

14. "Ion": Who tries to get Creusa to kill Xuthus and Ion?
(a) The handmaiden.
(b) The servant.
(c) The slave.
(d) The retainer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. "Medea": Whom does Medea kill?

2. "Hippolytus": What action does Phaedra believe is better than doing wrong?

3. "Andromache": Whom was Hermione supposed to marry?

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

5. "Ion": During what event must Xuthus have impregnated a local girl according to Ion and Xuthus?

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