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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jason say Medea is lucky?
(a) She doesn't have to worry about how to provide for a family.
(b) She has two children to take with her so she won't be lonely.
(c) Her husband is still willing to provide for her when she leaves.
(d) He thinks she should be executed for threatening the King.

2. What plans are made regarding Medea in order to facilitate the wedding?
(a) To send her and her children into exile.
(b) To execute her on false charges.
(c) To banish her to a nunnery.
(d) To set her up in a country estate she may not leave.

3. Which character caused Medea's rage?
(a) The Nurse.
(b) Creon.
(c) Aegeus.
(d) Jason.

4. Who is Aegeus?
(a) One of Creon's courtiers.
(b) An Argonaut.
(c) Jason's cousin.
(d) A friend of Medea's.

5. What word best describes Medea's emotional reaction to Creon?
(a) Apathy.
(b) Glee.
(c) Anger.
(d) Contempt.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the time the play was written, what would the audience have typically known before coming to the theater?

2. What makes Creon sympathetic as a character?

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

4. What would the chorus like Medea to do when they first arrive?

5. What will happen if Medea and her children are in Corinth at sunrise in two days?

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