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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Medea think about the way women are treated by men in Greece?
(a) They are treated well enough.
(b) They are treated with the same tolerance as children.
(c) They are treated very badly in general.
(d) They are treated worse than slaves.

2. What is the name of Jason's ship?
(a) The Golden Fleece.
(b) The Argo.
(c) The Nautilus.
(d) The Labyrinth.

3. 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.

4. What does Medea say is the only thing stronger than her sorrow?
(a) Her love.
(b) Her magic.
(c) Her resolve.
(d) Her fury.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jason tell his children when he sees them?

2. What country is the myth of Medea from?

3. Which character caused Medea's rage?

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

5. Why does Medea say Creon's mercy was foolish?

(see the answer key)

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