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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Jason said is his intent with regard to his children?
(a) He wants to send them away for military training.
(b) He doesn't intend to help support them.
(c) He intends to move them in with him and his new wife.
(d) He wants them to be shipped back to Medea's homeland.

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

3. 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) The names of the actors involved.
(c) When to applaud.
(d) The end of the story.

4. 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 makes him many new friends.
(d) It gets him into trouble.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Medea curse when she hears the news about the plans for her and her children?

2. Why doesn't Creon trust Medea's reasons for allowing her to stay?

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

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

5. Why does Medea think Jason is a coward?

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