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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Medea": Who is Medea?

2. "Alcestis": What does Heracles seek from Admetus when he arrives at the house?

3. "Alcestis": Whom does Heracles talk to and learn the extent of the events in the household?

4. "Andromache": What is Andromache's relationship to Neoptolemos?

5. "Alcestis": Who agrees to die in place of Admetus?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. "Andromache": When Menelaus refuses to give Andromache up, what does Peleus say?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

For the Ancient Greeks, is there a difference between love and lust? What evidence is presented in the plays to support your position?

Essay Topic 2

Medea says women are disadvantaged. Explain Medea's reasoning. Give 2 - 3 examples of women in Euripides other plays that meet, or do not meet, Medea's expectations of women.

Essay Topic 3

What is a Deus ex Machina? How does Euripides use it?

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