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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": What condition do Xuthus and Creusa travel to the oracle to cure?

2. "Andromache": With what does Peleus threaten to beat Menelaus to death?

3. "Alcestis": Who helped Admetus cheat the Fates?

4. "Hippolytus": Who gave Theseus the wish he uses to call down death on Hippolytus?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. "Hippolytus": What tactic does Aphrodite use to begin her plot of revenge?

5. "Alcestis": Why does Alcestis claim she is dying for her husband?

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

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

8. "Ion": How does Ion come to the temple of Apollo?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

According to the information presented in the plays by Euripides, what is the difference between Sparta and Athens? Which does Euripides like better and how do you know this from reading the plays?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

How do the emotions of anger, greed, and resentment motivate the characters in Euripides' plays? Give at least two examples of each emotion as motivation from different plays.

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