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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Whom does Jason intend to marry?
(a) Medea's cousin.
(b) Creon's daughter.
(c) Aegeus's sister.
(d) Hecate.

4. To whom does the Nurse say Medea cries for comfort?
(a) The gods.
(b) Creon.
(c) The servants.
(d) Her children.

5. What characters interrupt the Nurse's monologue?
(a) Aegeus and Creon.
(b) The Tutor and children.
(c) Creon and his daughter.
(d) Jason and his lover.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would the chorus like Medea to do when they first arrive?

2. What does the chorus express about Medea's anger toward Jason?

3. What is Jason's reaction to the plan involving Medea?

4. What reaction does the Nurse have to Medea's pain?

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

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