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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the deaths of Creon and the princess, what happens to Medea's plan for her children?
(a) She becomes even more resolved to carry it out.
(b) It unravels because she is immediately captured by soldiers.
(c) She decides Jason has suffered enough and will let her children live.
(d) It is stalled because Jason returns to stop her.

2. What word best describes Medea's emotional reaction to Creon?
(a) Anger.
(b) Contempt.
(c) Glee.
(d) Apathy.

3. What does Medea request from Aegeus?
(a) The herbs to make her poison.
(b) Advice on what she should do next.
(c) Fabric to make a wedding dress for Jason's bride.
(d) To allow her to make a new home in his land.

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

5. Which character caused Medea's rage?
(a) Creon.
(b) Aegeus.
(c) Jason.
(d) The Nurse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Creon sympathetic as a character?

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

3. What title does Aegeus hold?

4. How does Medea feel when she hears how her plan worked?

5. In the time the play was written, what would the audience have typically known before coming to the theater?

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