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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": How is Xuthus described?

2. "Hippolytus": Who tells Phaedra that mortals cannot control the will of the gods?

3. "Medea": What does Medea need to find before she carries out her plans for Jason?

4. "Alcestis": Pheres is what relation to Admetus?

5. "Medea": Who tells Medea that she and her two sons are to be exiled immediately?

Short Essay Questions

1. "Hippolytus": What is Aphrodite raging against in her speech at the beginning of the play?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Does Euripides believe roles in society are established by convention or by nature? What are three examples from plays that support your answer?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What is the difference between Greeks and barbarians? Why is this difference important in the plays? Give at least three examples in support of your answer.

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