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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Medea plan to exact her revenge?
(a) Hired assassin.
(b) Poison.
(c) Knife.
(d) Acid trap.

2. How did the princess first feel when Jason asked her to spare his children?
(a) Angry.
(b) Compassionate.
(c) Concerned.
(d) Jealous.

3. How does Medea plan to kill the princess?
(a) Slipping ground glass into her meal.
(b) A poisoned dress and crown.
(c) Attacking her after the ceremony.
(d) Poisoned wine during the banquet.

4. Why is Medea being banished?
(a) Creon doesn't like her because she's a foreigner.
(b) Jason's new wife doesn't like having her around.
(c) She has had an affair and that is the punishment.
(d) Creon is afraid of her and what she'll do.

5. What stands in the way of Medea enacting her plans immediately?
(a) She needs to collect special herbs by moonlight.
(b) She can't get to her victims in the dark and must wait until morning.
(c) She has to take the time to prepare mentally.
(d) She needs a place to go afterwards.

Short Answer Questions

1. How well do Medea's enchantments appear to work in the play?

2. Why does Medea feel immigrant women need to work particularly hard?

3. How fast do the deaths happen?

4. What does the chorus think about Medea's plan for her children?

5. What does Medea think about the way women are treated by men in Greece?

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