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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. "Andromache": Where is Orestes from?

2. "Alcestis": Admetus's wife says she is dying because it is her natural duty and for another reason.Admetus's What is it?

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

4. "Andromache": Of what place is Menelaus king?

5. "Medea": Whom does Medea kill?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. "Ion": What does the oracle tell Xuthus?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "The Trojan Women", how does Euripides cast his emotions into the play? Provide three examples.

Essay Topic 2

What is a Deus ex Machina? How does Euripides use it?

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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