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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Medea react to the news that her children can stay in Corinth?
(a) She appears upset.
(b) She goes into hysterics.
(c) She has very little reaction.
(d) She is very happy.

2. Why does the Nurse think Medea will refuse to exit her home?
(a) She doesn't want anyone to see her tear-stained face.
(b) She is afraid to go outside.
(c) She is too angry.
(d) She doesn't really like the women of the chorus.

3. According to the chorus, who is the only other woman to have killed her own child?
(a) Ino.
(b) Apollymi.
(c) Nefertiti.
(d) Astrid.

4. What prevents Creon from helping Medea or seeing her point of view?
(a) His strong friendship with Jason.
(b) His love for his daughter and desire to see her happy.
(c) His desire to rid his kingdom of a foreign menace.
(d) His beliefs about women and their role in society.

5. What does Medea say about the value of being clever?
(a) That it is something women learn from birth in order to survive the men they meet.
(b) That it is on par with being moral, and only matters in the eye of the beholder.
(c) That it hasn't helped her very much, earning her enemies rather than friends.
(d) That it is the most important skill to get by in life and survive in a strange land.

Short Answer Questions

1. How well do Medea's enchantments appear to work in the play?

2. What does Jason claim motivated him to leave Medea for the princess?

3. Who did the Tutor overhear making plans?

4. What has Jason agreed to do while Medea and her children are in exile?

5. Why is Medea advised to flee Corinth?

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