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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. "Ion": After Hermes' introduction, where does the play start?

2. "Alcestis": What is Heracles on his way to tame, when he stops at Admetus's house?

3. "Hippolytus": After Hippolytus dies, what does Theseus tell the chorus that he was?

4. "Medea": Who is Medea?

5. "Andromache": Where is Andromache from?

Short Essay Questions

1. "Medea": Describe Medea.

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

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

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

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

6. "Hippolytus": How was Hippolytus killed?

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

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

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

10. "Medea": Why did Jason and Medea travel to Corinth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the role of family in at least three plays.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Based on the examples provided in the play, what is the distinction made between following the rules and averting tragedy? How is this related to the distinction between nature and convention?

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