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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does the Nurse send the children inside after hearing the Tutor's news?
(a) She wants some time alone with the Tutor.
(b) It is time for their baths before supper.
(c) She is afraid Medea may take her anger out on them.
(d) She doesn't want them hearing more gossip about their parents.

3. What has Creon's experience been with showing mercy?
(a) It makes him look weak.
(b) It yields large rewards in terms of public opinion.
(c) It gets him into trouble.
(d) It makes him many new friends.

4. What does Medea say about the value of being clever?
(a) That it is the most important skill to get by in life and survive in a strange land.
(b) That it is something women learn from birth in order to survive the men they meet.
(c) That it hasn't helped her very much, earning her enemies rather than friends.
(d) That it is on par with being moral, and only matters in the eye of the beholder.

5. Who did the Tutor overhear making plans?
(a) Jason.
(b) Medea.
(c) Aegeus.
(d) Creon.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Medea think Jason is a coward?

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

4. What was Jason's mission when he and Medea met?

5. What does the chorus do when they learn of Medea's plans for revenge?

(see the answer key)

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