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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": Where did Jason and Medea travel to make a home and future for their children?

2. "Alcestis": What does Admetus heap on Pheres before he leaves the funeral?

3. "Ion": Who tells Creusa that she will never have a child with Xuthus?

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

5. "Medea": What does Jason promise Medea he will provide for her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. "Alcestis": What does the handmaiden think of Alcestis?

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

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

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

In "The Trojan Women", how does Euripides cast his emotions into the play? Provide three examples.

Essay Topic 2

How does Euripides characterize the gods? Support your answer with at least three examples.

Essay Topic 3

Which play is Euripides' best play? His worst? Why?

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