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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. "Medea": Who begins the play "Medea" in a lament?
(a) A maid.
(b) A handmaiden.
(c) A nurse.
(d) A girl.

3. "Hippolytus": What action does Phaedra believe is better than doing wrong?
(a) Apologizing.
(b) Repenting.
(c) Committing suicide.
(d) Fighting.

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

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

6. "Andromache": Where does the goddess tell Peleus to bury Neoptolemos?
(a) Delphi.
(b) Sparta.
(c) The riverside.
(d) Athens.

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

8. "Medea": What does Jason claim Medea has learned which makes her better off for his bringing her to Greece?
(a) The value of friendship.
(b) The value of knowledge.
(c) The value of justice.
(d) The value of strength.

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

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

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

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

13. "Hippolytus": Who gave Theseus the wish he uses to call down death on Hippolytus?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Ares.
(d) Hades.

14. "Alcestis": What is the woman dressed in when Heracles returns with her?
(a) A veil.
(b) A mask.
(c) A robe.
(d) A caftan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. "Medea": What does Medea claim about women?

2. "Hippolytus": What is Artemis the goddess of?

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

4. "Medea": Whom does Creon think Medea will attempt to kill?

5. "Alcestis": What does Admetus heap on Pheres before he leaves the funeral?

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