10 Plays Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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10 Plays Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. "Hippolytus": What about her desire is causing Phaedra not to eat?
(a) That it is shameful.
(b) That it is not her own.
(c) That it is impossible.
(d) None of the answers is correct.

4. "Andromache": What does Orestes plan to do after he kills Neoptolemos?
(a) Make Hermione his lover.
(b) Marry Hermione.
(c) Offer Hermione as a servant to an oracle.
(d) Make Hermione his slave.

5. "Hippolytus": Why is Aphrodite angry with Hippolytus?
(a) He will not build her a temple.
(b) He will not love her.
(c) He will not talk to her.
(d) He will not worship her.

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

7. "Hippolytus": Who warns Hippolytus not to anger the other gods?
(a) An attendant.
(b) A friend.
(c) A nurse.
(d) A commoner.

8. "Medea": What does Jason promise Medea he will provide for her?
(a) Love for his sons.
(b) A father for his sons.
(c) A home and money.
(d) A place to go.

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

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

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

12. "Ion": Whose idea is it to have Ion adopted by Xuthus?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Ares.
(c) The priestess.
(d) Hermes.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. "Medea": Of what besides deceit does Medea accuse Jason?

3. "Ion": What does Creusa put her baby boy in?

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

5. "Andromache": How is Peleus described?

(see the answer keys)

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