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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long should it take the princess to die?
(a) Several weeks of illness so it can't be traced.
(b) She should die as soon as she comes into contact with the poison.
(c) About two or three days.
(d) It depends on how much poison she ingests.

2. What theme, central to the play, does the chorus frequently reiterate?
(a) That marriages are doomed to fail.
(b) That men always betray women.
(c) That women cannot be trusted.
(d) That children are weapons against a mother.

3. What supernatural ability is Medea said to have?
(a) She is able to read thoughts and project her own.
(b) The ability to curse people to die horribly.
(c) The ability to foretell and change the future.
(d) It's not specifically said, but she is called a witch.

4. What plot problem does Aegeus solve in his scene?
(a) Showing that not all men are selfish.
(b) Giving Medea a place to run to after her revenge.
(c) Introducing the concept of prophecies and oracles.
(d) Proving that Medea actually does have friends.

5. What does Medea want to know about the deaths she caused?
(a) Whether they were agonizing.
(b) How well the poison worked.
(c) If everyone knows she is responsible.
(d) If they were seen by a lot of people.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Creon trust Medea's reasons for allowing her to stay?

2. What does the princess do after trying out her new gifts?

3. Why does Medea first consent to leave her home and meet with the chorus?

4. What does the chorus, after hearing Medea's plans, say about relations between men and women?

5. Who does Medea plan to take revenge against?

(see the answer key)

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