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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jason claim motivated him to leave Medea for the princess?
(a) He needs money to pay his debts.
(b) It's the only way for him to advance socially.
(c) He wants a prettier wife.
(d) A desire to better support his family.

2. What does Jason think influences women's judgment?
(a) The sun, the moon, and the tides of the sea.
(b) Other women and children.
(c) The warmth and intimacy of love..
(d) Their inability to see reason.

3. What does Creon, despite his actions, believe compassion leads to?
(a) Revenge.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Popularity.
(d) Suffering.

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

5. What reaction does the Nurse have to Medea's pain?
(a) She sympathizes but wants Medea to stop crying.
(b) She thinks Medea is too emotional.
(c) She pities Medea.
(d) She tells Medea it's her own fault.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jason say dealing with Medea is hopeless?

2. What would the chorus like Medea to do when they first arrive?

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

4. How does Medea think women generally feel?

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

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