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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. "Ion": After Creusa gives birth to a boy, to where does she take him?
(a) A beach.
(b) A cave.
(c) A mountain.
(d) A river.

2. "Andromache": Who is Hermione?
(a) Princess of Athens.
(b) Princess of Delphi.
(c) Princess of Sparta.
(d) Princess of Troy.

3. "Hippolytus": Who is Hippolytus's father?
(a) Drusius.
(b) Spartacus.
(c) Theseus.
(d) Hercules.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. "Medea": What does Jason claim Medea has learned which makes her better off for his bringing her to Greece?

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

3. "Ion": Whose idea is it to have Ion adopted by Xuthus?

4. "Ion": What does Xuthus do before seeing the oracle?

5. "Medea": What does the chorus fear Medea will do unless she is calmed?

Short Essay Questions

1. "Ion": How does Ion come to the temple of Apollo?

2. "Ion": Why do Xuthus and Creusa travel to Delphi?

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

4. "Medea": Describe Medea.

5. "Alcestis": What has Admetus done before the beginning of the play?

6. "Andromache": When Menelaus betrays Andromache when she leaves the shrine, what does she do?

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

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

9. "Medea": Why does Medea think that Jason will eventually pay for his actions?

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

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