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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. "Andromache": Who snatches the sword from Hermione before she can kill herself?
(a) The handmaiden.
(b) The nurse.
(c) The priestess.
(d) The servant.

2. "Ion": Who tells Creusa that she will never have a child with Xuthus?
(a) The chorus.
(b) The priestess.
(c) The oracle.
(d) The god.

3. "Andromache": How is Peleus described?
(a) As a strong man.
(b) As a young man.
(c) As a wise man.
(d) As an old man.

4. "Andromache": Which god does Andromache blame for her current troubles?
(a) Hades.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Apollo.

5. "Alcestis": What does Admetus heap on Pheres before he leaves the funeral?
(a) Advice.
(b) Curses.
(c) Blessings.
(d) Work.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Alcestis": What does the chorus think the upcoming death Admetus's wife is like?

2. "Medea": Whom did Jason make an agreement with King Creon to marry?

3. "Medea": Whom does Medea kill?

4. "Hippolytus": When the nurse tells Hippolytus of Phaedra's desire for him, Hippolytus swears he will never break his vow of what?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. "Medea": Describe Medea.

3. "Hippolytus": Why is Theseus in exile?

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

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

6. "Ion": What happens to Creusa before the play begins?

7. "Hippolytus": How was Hippolytus killed?

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

9. "Hippolytus": What does the nurse tell Phaedra that love is dependent on?

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

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