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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Medea plan to take revenge against?
(a) Jason, the Nurse, and the Tutor.
(b) Her children, Creon and Aegeus.
(c) Jason, his new wife, and Creon.
(d) The Nurse, Jason, and the chorus.

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) Medea will take violent revenge.
(c) She will lose her job in the divorce.
(d) Jason will kill Medea for being too contrary.

3. What are the women of this play communally struggling against?
(a) The balance between independence and homemaking.
(b) The prejudices against women in ancient Greece.
(c) The desire to kill men for their betrayals.
(d) The ability to be a good mother while having to work.

4. What does Jason believe Medea gained by coming to his homeland?
(a) Pain and Misfortune.
(b) Money and Fame.
(c) Civilization and Honor.
(d) Status and Prestige.

5. Why does the Nurse think Medea will refuse to exit her home?
(a) She is too angry.
(b) She is afraid to go outside.
(c) She doesn't want anyone to see her tear-stained face.
(d) She doesn't really like the women of the chorus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jason think influences women's judgment?

2. Why does Medea promise she won't hurt Creon?

3. What does Jason say he has done on Medea's behalf?

4. Why does the author emphasize several times that Medea is a "stranger in a strange land"?

5. What supernatural ability is Medea said to have?

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