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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Medea plan to take revenge against?
(a) Jason, his new wife, and Creon.
(b) Jason, the Nurse, and the Tutor.
(c) Her children, Creon and Aegeus.
(d) The Nurse, Jason, and the chorus.

2. Why does the author emphasize several times that Medea is a "stranger in a strange land"?
(a) It reveals that Jason probably left her due to cultural differences.
(b) It shows that she might not understand that murder is illegal.
(c) It makes it easier to see why she doesn't have many friends.
(d) It makes her character more sympathetic.

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

4. What does Creon, despite his actions, believe compassion leads to?
(a) Suffering.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Revenge.
(d) Popularity.

5. Why does Medea promise she won't hurt Creon?
(a) He has been a friend to her and she wouldn't betray his trust.
(b) He is too powerful and if she tried she would surely fail.
(c) She is afraid of him and his soldiers.
(d) He is only a father giving away his daughter to a good man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first character to appear in the play?

2. What makes Creon sympathetic as a character?

3. Who explains why Medea is crying to the chorus?

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

5. Why does the Nurse think Medea will refuse to exit her home?

(see the answer key)

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