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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who orders Medea to leave with her children?
(a) Creon.
(b) The Nurse.
(c) Jason.
(d) Aegeus.

2. According to the chorus, what does excessive love bring?
(a) Destruction of reason.
(b) Dangerous passion and foolishness.
(c) Either great happiness or great despair.
(d) Pain for everyone involved.

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

4. What makes Creon sympathetic as a character?
(a) His love for his daughter.
(b) His struggle to be compassionate.
(c) His being victimized for something he didn't do.
(d) His desire to rule his people fairly.

5. Why does Medea think Jason is a coward?
(a) She was the only reason he got the Golden Fleece.
(b) He wasn't willing to stand up for Medea with the other Greeks.
(c) He is too afraid of Creon to speak up for Medea.
(d) He should have talked to her before going to another woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What title does Aegeus hold?

2. What does Creon, despite his actions, believe compassion leads to?

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

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

5. What is an oracle?

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