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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes Creon sympathetic as a character?
(a) His love for his daughter.
(b) His desire to rule his people fairly.
(c) His being victimized for something he didn't do.
(d) His struggle to be compassionate.

2. What is the purpose of the first section of the play?
(a) To offer background information.
(b) To introduce every character in the play.
(c) To make the audience laugh before the tragedy begins.
(d) To apologize for any parts the audience may not like.

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

4. How did the princess first feel when Jason asked her to spare his children?
(a) Concerned.
(b) Angry.
(c) Jealous.
(d) Compassionate.

5. What method does Medea use to win Jason over the second time she speaks with him?
(a) Flattery and lies.
(b) Sincere remorse.
(c) Sexual temptation.
(d) An appeal to decency.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Medea react to being called a monster?

2. Why is Aegeus going to see his friend?

3. What will happen if Medea and her children are in Corinth at sunrise in two days?

4. How does Medea appear in the final scene of the play?

5. What does Medea think about women who have been wronged by a lover?

(see the answer key)

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