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10 Plays Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. "Andromache": Where is Andromache from?
(a) Sparta.
(b) Damascus.
(c) Troy.
(d) Athens.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. "Alcestis": What state is Heracles in when he claims he will meet death and wrestle for the life of Alcestis?

2. "Ion": After Hermes' introduction, where does the play start?

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

4. "Medea": Who tells Medea that she and her two sons are to be exiled immediately?

5. "Andromache": Where is Orestes from?

Short Essay Questions

1. "Hippolytus": Why does Phaedra think it is better to commit suicide than to do wrong?

2. "Medea": In what case are women deadly according to Medea?

3. "Medea": What does Aegeus swear to Medea that he will do?

4. "Andromache": When Menelaus refuses to give Andromache up, what does Peleus say?

5. "Alcestis": What labor is Heracles on his way to perform?

6. "Alcestis": What does the handmaiden think of Alcestis?

7. "Alcestis": What is the argument between Apollo and Death about at the beginning of the play?

8. "Ion": How does Ion respond when Creusa says that the gods may be to blame for their troubles?

9. "Hippolytus": What tactic does Aphrodite use to begin her plot of revenge?

10. "Andromache": Why is Andromache taking refuge in the shrine of Thetis?

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