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

2. "Hippolytus": What is Artemis the goddess of?

3. "Alcestis": Where does Admetus rule?

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

5. "Ion": Who tells Creusa that she will never have a child with Xuthus?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. "Medea": In what case are women deadly according to Medea?

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

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

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

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

7. "Hippolytus": How was Hippolytus killed?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

What is a chorus? How does Euripides use the chorus? Cite as many examples from the plays as you can in support of your position.

Essay Topic 3

For the Ancient Greeks, is there a difference between love and lust? What evidence is presented in the plays to support your position?

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