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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Medea persuade the king's daughters to do in order to let Jason leave with the Fleece?
(a) Kill their father.
(b) Bribe an official to let him out of the city.
(c) Lie to the town police.
(d) Help Jason hide from the guards.

2. Who does Medea plan to take revenge against?
(a) Jason, the Nurse, and the Tutor.
(b) Her children, Creon and Aegeus.
(c) The Nurse, Jason, and the chorus.
(d) Jason, his new wife, and Creon.

3. Is Medea always firmly resolved that she should kill her children?
(a) Yes, she knows it's the only way to hurt Jason.
(b) No, she wavers back and forth over what she should do.
(c) Yes, she has always hated being a mother.
(d) No, she is afraid that she won't be able to do it.

4. What does the Nurse fear at the beginning of the play?
(a) The children will be upset when they see their parents fighting.
(b) Medea will take violent revenge.
(c) Jason will kill Medea for being too contrary.
(d) She will lose her job in the divorce.

5. What does Jason say he has done on Medea's behalf?
(a) Encouraged the neighbors to befriend her.
(b) Tried to intercede with Creon.
(c) Taken her from a barbaric land.
(d) Convinced his new wife Medea is harmless.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Medea have to do in order to stay with Aegeus?

2. Why does Medea promise she won't hurt Creon?

3. What function does the chorus's ode serve after the fight between Medea and Creon?

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

5. What theme, central to the play, does the chorus frequently reiterate?

(see the answer key)

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