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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Medea say about the value of being clever?
(a) That it is on par with being moral, and only matters in the eye of the beholder.
(b) That it is the most important skill to get by in life and survive in a strange land.
(c) That it is something women learn from birth in order to survive the men they meet.
(d) That it hasn't helped her very much, earning her enemies rather than friends.

3. In the time the play was written, what would the audience have typically known before coming to the theater?
(a) When to applaud.
(b) The names of the actors involved.
(c) The end of the story.
(d) The story of the play.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the chorus comment that they can hear in Medea's cries?

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

3. Whom does Jason intend to marry?

4. What stands in the way of Medea enacting her plans immediately?

5. After the chorus first arrives, what prayer does Medea send to the gods?

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