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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Tutor's belief about people?
(a) They generally are just trying to get along without trouble.
(b) They are good at heart and want to help others.
(c) They all love themselves more than others.
(d) They want to find personal peace at whatever cost.

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

3. 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) When to applaud.
(d) The story of the play.

4. What was Jason's mission when he and Medea met?
(a) To find glory and live forever in legend.
(b) To find a beautiful wife.
(c) To negotiate peace with Thebes.
(d) To capture the Golden Fleece.

5. What does the chorus comment that they can hear in Medea's cries?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Venom.
(c) Anger.
(d) Pain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What characters interrupt the Nurse's monologue?

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

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

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

5. Who did the Tutor overhear making plans?

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