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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Medea being banished?
(a) She has had an affair and that is the punishment.
(b) Creon doesn't like her because she's a foreigner.
(c) Jason's new wife doesn't like having her around.
(d) Creon is afraid of her and what she'll do.

3. What does the chorus do when they learn of Medea's plans for revenge?
(a) Send someone to warn the King.
(b) Promise to keep them secret.
(c) Protest that she is out of her mind.
(d) Argue with Medea about her plans.

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

5. What theme, central to the play, does the chorus frequently reiterate?
(a) That women cannot be trusted.
(b) That marriages are doomed to fail.
(c) That men always betray women.
(d) That children are weapons against a mother.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What bargain does Medea strike with Creon?

3. What word best describes Medea's emotional reaction to Creon?

4. What does the chorus, after hearing Medea's plans, say about relations between men and women?

5. Who explains why Medea is crying to the chorus?

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