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

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

3. "Andromache": Of what place is Menelaus king?

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

5. "Medea": What does the chorus fear Medea will do unless she is calmed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. "Andromache": What does Menelaus claim when he comes to the shrine?

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

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

7. "Medea": Describe Medea.

8. "Alcestis": What is Pheres' claim about why he did not want to die?

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

10. "Andromache": Who is Andromache?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the difference between justice and injustice as described in the plays? Cite three examples in support of your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What is the difference between Greeks and barbarians? Why is this difference important in the plays? Give at least three examples in support of your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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

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