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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. "Medea": What does the chorus fear Medea will do unless she is calmed?
(a) Kill everyone in her house.
(b) Unleash her fury on the house of Creon.
(c) Abandon her children.
(d) Kill herself.

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

3. "Andromache": Whom was Hermione supposed to marry?
(a) Heracles.
(b) Hercules.
(c) Orestes.
(d) Neoptolemos.

4. "Ion": What does Xuthus do before seeing the oracle?
(a) Dance.
(b) Pay money.
(c) Make a sacrifice.
(d) Sing a song.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. "Andromache": Which goddess's shrine is Andromache in for refuge?

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

4. "Alcestis": Pheres says that no man wishes to die. What does he suggest is better?

5. "Alcestis": Where does Admetus rule?

Short Essay Questions

1. "Andromache": What does Menelaus claim when he comes to the shrine?

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

3. "Alcestis": What is Pheres' claim about why he did not want to die?

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

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

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

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

8. "Medea": Describe Medea.

9. "Medea": What does the nurse learn while gossiping with the tutor?

10. "Hippolytus": What is Aphrodite raging against in her speech at the beginning of the play?

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