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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Aegeus know when he swears the oath to Medea?
(a) A little bit about her plans but not enough to incriminate himself.
(b) That Medea is angry and might harm herself.
(c) Everything about her plans to kill Jason and his bride.
(d) Only that she is being exiled, not her plans for revenge.

3. What supernatural ability is Medea said to have?
(a) The ability to curse people to die horribly.
(b) It's not specifically said, but she is called a witch.
(c) She is able to read thoughts and project her own.
(d) The ability to foretell and change the future.

4. Who does Medea curse when she hears the news about the plans for her and her children?
(a) Creon and his daughter.
(b) Aegeus and Jason.
(c) Jason and her children.
(d) Jason and his lover.

5. What does Medea fear her enemies will do to her children?
(a) Kill them.
(b) Take them away from her.
(c) Nothing, children are sacred in ancient Greece.
(d) Sell them into slavery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why would Medea like the gods to place a mark on men?

2. What role does Medea think she should play in Jason's new marriage?

3. What does the Nurse fear at the beginning of the play?

4. How does Medea feel when she hears how her plan worked?

5. Why does the chorus feel how it does for the princess?

(see the answer key)

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