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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. "Andromache": Where does the goddess tell Peleus to bury Neoptolemos?

2. "Hippolytus": What does Hippolytus give to Artemis's statue?

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

4. "Ion": How many races will Ion's descendants span according to the goddess?

5. "Ion": What does Xuthus do before seeing the oracle?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. "Andromache": Who is Andromache?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do the Ancient Greeks think of the role of women? What are at least three examples that support your conclusions?

Essay Topic 2

What is the definition of a stranger, as described in the plays? What is the importance of a stranger? What evidence from the plays can you cite in support of your position?

Essay Topic 3

What are three types of irony and how does Euripides use them in his plays? Give at least one example for each type of irony.

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