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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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 gives time for a scene change.
(c) It gives the audience a breather from the intensity of the scene.
(d) It illuminates the subtext behind the relationship between the two.

3. Medea longs to go to what place that she's forbidden to visit?
(a) Crete.
(b) Her homeland.
(c) Creon's palace.
(d) Athens.

4. What is Jason's reaction to the plan involving Medea?
(a) He is ready to go along with it.
(b) He is furious and stands up for his wife.
(c) He doesn't know what's being plotted.
(d) He wants to come up with a better plan.

5. Why does Medea feel immigrant women need to work particularly hard?
(a) They are never fully welcome or at home.
(b) They are looked down on as second-class citizens.
(c) They don't have the same rights as citizens.
(d) They don't know the language and have to overcome the barrier.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Medea promise she won't hurt Creon?

3. What does Medea say about the value of being clever?

4. How does Medea plan to exact her revenge?

5. How does Medea think women generally feel?

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