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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": What is the name of the son who discusses his sorrow with Admetus?
(a) Euseris.
(b) Eumillic.
(c) Eugene.
(d) Eumelus.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. "Andromache": Where does the goddess tell Peleus to bury Neoptolemos?

2. "Alcestis": Who helped Admetus cheat the Fates?

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

4. "Andromache": Of whom is Andromache a widow?

5. "Medea": Medea states that women are generally timid. What does she say will make them become deadly?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. "Alcestis": Why does Alcestis claim she is dying for her husband?

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

6. "Andromache": Why does Andromache bemoan Apollo's actions?

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

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

9. "Ion": What does the oracle tell Xuthus?

10. "Medea": Describe Medea.

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