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

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 wants them to be shipped back to Medea's homeland.
(d) He intends to move them in with him and his new wife.

2. What goddess does Medea invoke as she plans her revenge?
(a) Hera.
(b) Artemis.
(c) Aphrodite.
(d) Hecate.

3. How does Medea plan to kill the princess?
(a) Attacking her after the ceremony.
(b) A poisoned dress and crown.
(c) Slipping ground glass into her meal.
(d) Poisoned wine during the banquet.

4. What function does the chorus's ode serve after the fight between Medea and Creon?
(a) It illuminates the subtext behind the relationship between the two.
(b) It offers more exposition to explain what is happening.
(c) It gives time for a scene change.
(d) It gives the audience a breather from the intensity of the scene.

5. Who does Medea beg Jason to enlist in supporting his plea to Creon?
(a) The princess.
(b) Aegeus.
(c) The Nurse.
(d) The Tutor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Medea feel immigrant women need to work particularly hard?

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

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

4. What makes Creon sympathetic as a character?

5. What is the name of Jason's ship?

(see the answer key)

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