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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who orders Medea to leave with her children?
(a) Aegeus.
(b) The Nurse.
(c) Jason.
(d) Creon.

2. What does the chorus, after hearing Medea's plans, say about relations between men and women?
(a) That men should be careful of the wrath of women.
(b) That women should stop expecting more than is realistic from men.
(c) That men look out for women as best they can.
(d) That women are frequently wronged by men.

3. What supernatural ability is Medea said to have?
(a) The ability to curse people to die horribly.
(b) The ability to foretell and change the future.
(c) She is able to read thoughts and project her own.
(d) It's not specifically said, but she is called a witch.

4. How does Medea plan to exact her revenge?
(a) Knife.
(b) Poison.
(c) Hired assassin.
(d) Acid trap.

5. What will happen if Medea and her children are in Corinth at sunrise in two days?
(a) They will be allowed to stay for the festival.
(b) They will be killed.
(c) They will be forcibly banished.
(d) Jason will have to claim them as his family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Medea think about women who have been wronged by a lover?

2. What country is the myth of Medea from?

3. What characters interrupt the Nurse's monologue?

4. What does Creon, despite his actions, believe compassion leads to?

5. What does the chorus tell Medea about men?

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