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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would the chorus like Medea to do when they first arrive?
(a) Stop crying and tend her children.
(b) Come out so they can comfort her.
(c) Find a way to revenge herself against her husband.
(d) Go back to her homeland and leave her children behind.

2. What two characters are getting divorced?
(a) Medea and Creon.
(b) Jason and Medea.
(c) Aegeus and Medea.
(d) Jason and Hecate.

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

4. Who explains why Medea is crying to the chorus?
(a) Medea.
(b) The boys.
(c) The Tutor.
(d) The Nurse.

5. 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 forget her love so she can go on.
(d) That she be killed soon to relieve her pain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What plans are made regarding Medea in order to facilitate the wedding?

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

3. What is the Nurse's reaction when she learns what Jason thinks about the plan involving Medea?

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

5. What does the Nurse feel is best for people?

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