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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first character to appear in the play?
(a) Jason.
(b) Medea.
(c) Creon.
(d) The Nurse.

2. What plans are made regarding Medea in order to facilitate the wedding?
(a) To execute her on false charges.
(b) To set her up in a country estate she may not leave.
(c) To banish her to a nunnery.
(d) To send her and her children into exile.

3. What did Medea persuade the king's daughters to do in order to let Jason leave with the Fleece?
(a) Kill their father.
(b) Help Jason hide from the guards.
(c) Lie to the town police.
(d) Bribe an official to let him out of the city.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who appears to check on Medea after hearing her cries?

2. Whom does Jason intend to marry?

3. Why does the Nurse send the children inside after hearing the Tutor's news?

4. What is the Tutor's belief about people?

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

(see the answer key)

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