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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. Who appears to check on Medea after hearing her cries?
(a) The chorus.
(b) Medea's children.
(c) Aegeus.
(d) Jason.

4. What has Jason said is his intent with regard to his children?
(a) He intends to move them in with him and his new wife.
(b) He wants to send them away for military training.
(c) He wants them to be shipped back to Medea's homeland.
(d) He doesn't intend to help support them.

5. What word best describes Medea's emotional reaction to Creon?
(a) Apathy.
(b) Contempt.
(c) Anger.
(d) Glee.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Medea plan to take revenge against?

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

4. Why does Medea feel immigrant women need to work particularly hard?

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

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