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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Creon trust Medea's reasons for allowing her to stay?
(a) They don't sound real to him.
(b) She sounds too angry to be able to live there peacefully.
(c) He has heard stories about her and thinks she is a liar.
(d) He thinks she is clever enough to be manipulative.

2. What function does the chorus's ode serve after the fight between Medea and Creon?
(a) It offers more exposition to explain what is happening.
(b) It illuminates the subtext behind the relationship between the two.
(c) It gives the audience a breather from the intensity of the scene.
(d) It gives time for a scene change.

3. After the chorus first arrives, what prayer does Medea send to the gods?
(a) That she be killed soon to relieve her pain.
(b) That she be allowed to see Jason's life destroyed.
(c) That she forget her love so she can go on.
(d) That the woman Jason is leaving her for be punished.

4. What characters interrupt the Nurse's monologue?
(a) The Tutor and children.
(b) Aegeus and Creon.
(c) Jason and his lover.
(d) Creon and his daughter.

5. What is the Tutor's belief about people?
(a) They generally are just trying to get along without trouble.
(b) They all love themselves more than others.
(c) They are good at heart and want to help others.
(d) They want to find personal peace at whatever cost.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who appears to check on Medea after hearing her cries?

2. What is Jason's reaction to the plan involving Medea?

3. What has Jason said is his intent with regard to his children?

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

5. What country is the myth of Medea from?

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