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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) Her children, Creon and Aegeus.
(b) Jason, his new wife, and Creon.
(c) The Nurse, Jason, and the chorus.
(d) Jason, the Nurse, and the Tutor.

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

3. Why is Medea glad to see Jason at first?
(a) So she can finally vent her anger in person.
(b) She thinks she can convince him to come back to her.
(c) Because she needs his advice on where to go.
(d) She wants the opportunity to kill him face-to-face.

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

5. What is Jason's reaction to the plan involving Medea?
(a) He wants to come up with a better plan.
(b) He is furious and stands up for his wife.
(c) He is ready to go along with it.
(d) He doesn't know what's being plotted.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Medea say about the value of being clever?

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

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

4. Why does the Nurse send the children inside after hearing the Tutor's news?

5. What is the purpose of the first section of the play?

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