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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": Which goddess appears to tell how Ion's descendants will settle many parts of Greece ?

2. "Medea": Who begins the play "Medea" in a lament?

3. "Medea": Whom does Medea kill?

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

5. "Hippolytus": What about her desire is causing Phaedra not to eat?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. "Andromache": Who is Andromache?

6. "Ion": Why do Xuthus and Creusa travel to Delphi?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Based on the plays, do the Ancient Greeks think they can defy the gods or do the Gods rule them? Give at least three examples in support of your position.

Essay Topic 2

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

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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