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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": What does Xuthus do before seeing the oracle?
(a) Sing a song.
(b) Pay money.
(c) Make a sacrifice.
(d) Dance.
2. "Ion": During what event must Xuthus have impregnated a local girl according to Ion and Xuthus?
(a) A religious rite.
(b) A harvest festival.
(c) A moon festival.
(d) A bacchanal rite.
3. "Ion": What does Creusa put her baby boy in?
(a) A bassinet.
(b) An ark.
(c) A blanket.
(d) A basket.
4. "Medea": From whom is it learned that Creon plans to expel Jason's children with Medea?
(a) The manservant.
(b) The butler.
(c) The cook.
(d) The tutor.
5. "Hippolytus": What does Hippolytus give to Artemis's statue?
(a) Food.
(b) Garlands.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Incense.
Short Answer Questions
1. "Medea": What does Medea claim about women?
2. "Andromache": Which goddess's shrine is Andromache in for refuge?
3. "Ion": How is Creusa supposed to kill Xuthus and Ion?
4. "Medea": Who tells Medea that she and her two sons are to be exiled immediately?
5. "Alcestis": What does Heracles seek from Admetus when he arrives at the house?
Short Essay Questions
1. "Hippolytus": What is Aphrodite raging against in her speech at the beginning of the play?
2. "Ion": How does Ion respond when Creusa says that the gods may be to blame for their troubles?
3. "Hippolytus": What does the nurse tell Phaedra that love is dependent on?
4. "Andromache": When Menelaus refuses to give Andromache up, what does Peleus say?
5. "Ion": What makes Ion believe that Creusa is his mother?
6. "Alcestis": What has Admetus done before the beginning of the play?
7. "Medea": Why did Jason and Medea travel to Corinth?
8. "Hippolytus": Why does Phaedra think it is better to commit suicide than to do wrong?
9. "Alcestis": What is Pheres' claim about why he did not want to die?
10. "Andromache": What does Menelaus claim when he comes to the shrine?
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