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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Jason say he has done on Medea's behalf?
(a) Encouraged the neighbors to befriend her.
(b) Convinced his new wife Medea is harmless.
(c) Taken her from a barbaric land.
(d) Tried to intercede with Creon.

3. Why does Medea feel immigrant women need to work particularly hard?
(a) They are looked down on as second-class citizens.
(b) They don't have the same rights as citizens.
(c) They are never fully welcome or at home.
(d) They don't know the language and have to overcome the barrier.

4. What does Medea think about women who have been wronged by a lover?
(a) They are capable of extreme violence.
(b) They are weak victims that need protection.
(c) They need support from the government to get by.
(d) They are at fault for not pleasing their man.

5. Why does Medea think Jason is a coward?
(a) He is too afraid of Creon to speak up for Medea.
(b) She was the only reason he got the Golden Fleece.
(c) He should have talked to her before going to another woman.
(d) He wasn't willing to stand up for Medea with the other Greeks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Jason believe Medea gained by coming to his homeland?

3. What makes Creon sympathetic as a character?

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

5. Why does Jason claim Medea should think his plan is good?

(see the answer key)

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