View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the author emphasize several times that Medea is a "stranger in a strange land"?
(a) It makes her character more sympathetic.
(b) It reveals that Jason probably left her due to cultural differences.
(c) It makes it easier to see why she doesn't have many friends.
(d) It shows that she might not understand that murder is illegal.

2. What attitude does Jason have towards Medea when he appears?
(a) Loving.
(b) Angry.
(c) Contemptuous.
(d) Concerned.

3. What bargain does Medea strike with Creon?
(a) That she can stay one more day.
(b) That she doesn't have to leave for a year.
(c) That her children must leave but she can stay.
(d) That she can stay as a servant to Creon.

4. Why does Medea not speak about how Jason has wronged her in the final scene?
(a) She has taken a vow of silence to mourn her children.
(b) She has said it all too many times before.
(c) The gods already know his crimes.
(d) Jason agrees that what he did was wrong.

5. How does Medea react to being called a monster?
(a) She becomes very angry.
(b) She seems to embrace the title.
(c) She doesn't care what Jason says.
(d) She laughs about the comparison.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After the chorus first arrives, what prayer does Medea send to the gods?

3. Who returns with the children after they go with Jason to plead their case?

4. Why is Jason concerned for his children's safety?

5. According to the chorus, who is the only other woman to have killed her own child?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 361 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample