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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What country is the myth of Medea from?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Greece.
(c) Sparta.
(d) Carthage.

2. Who does Medea curse when she hears the news about the plans for her and her children?
(a) Creon and his daughter.
(b) Jason and his lover.
(c) Jason and her children.
(d) Aegeus and Jason.

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

4. What is the name of Jason's ship?
(a) The Labyrinth.
(b) The Golden Fleece.
(c) The Argo.
(d) The Nautilus.

5. In the time the play was written, what would the audience have typically known before coming to the theater?
(a) The end of the story.
(b) The names of the actors involved.
(c) The story of the play.
(d) When to applaud.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the purpose of the first section of the play?

2. What characters interrupt the Nurse's monologue?

3. After the chorus first arrives, what prayer does Medea send to the gods?

4. What did Medea persuade the king's daughters to do in order to let Jason leave with the Fleece?

5. What was Jason's mission when he and Medea met?

(see the answer key)

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