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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the purpose of the first section of the play?
(a) To offer background information.
(b) To apologize for any parts the audience may not like.
(c) To make the audience laugh before the tragedy begins.
(d) To introduce every character in the play.

2. What does the Nurse fear at the beginning of the play?
(a) The children will be upset when they see their parents fighting.
(b) Jason will kill Medea for being too contrary.
(c) She will lose her job in the divorce.
(d) Medea will take violent revenge.

3. Why does Medea first consent to leave her home and meet with the chorus?
(a) She is afraid if she stays inside any longer she will go mad.
(b) It's important to foreigners to keep up good relations with the locals.
(c) She wants to find out if they have information about where to find Jason.
(d) She needs friends to comfort her and help her plan for the future.

4. What goddess does Medea invoke as she plans her revenge?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Artemis.
(c) Hera.
(d) Hecate.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Nurse think Medea will refuse to exit her home?

2. What supernatural ability is Medea said to have?

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

4. What will happen if Medea and her children are in Corinth at sunrise in two days?

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

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