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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What character does the chorus have the most pity for?
(a) The princess.
(b) Medea.
(c) Jason.
(d) Creon.

2. How does Medea think women generally feel?
(a) Comforted and happy.
(b) Happy and maternal.
(c) Fearful and defenseless.
(d) Fearful and vengeful.

3. Why did Aegeus visit the oracle?
(a) To decide what to name his first child.
(b) To learn how long he would live.
(c) To get advice about a potential war.
(d) To find out how his wife might have children.

4. Why does Medea first consent to leave her home and meet with the chorus?
(a) She needs friends to comfort her and help her plan for the future.
(b) It's important to foreigners to keep up good relations with the locals.
(c) She is afraid if she stays inside any longer she will go mad.
(d) She wants to find out if they have information about where to find Jason.

5. What does the poison do to the princess's body?
(a) Nothing other than making her fall asleep.
(b) Causes boils to appear on her skin.
(c) Causes her flesh to fall off her bones.
(d) Makes her contort in pain.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is Creon poisoned?

3. What occupies the majority of Part 6?

4. Why is Medea being banished?

5. What stands in the way of Medea enacting her plans immediately?

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