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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prevents Creon from helping Medea or seeing her point of view?
(a) His beliefs about women and their role in society.
(b) His love for his daughter and desire to see her happy.
(c) His strong friendship with Jason.
(d) His desire to rid his kingdom of a foreign menace.

2. How does Jason react when he learns his children are dead?
(a) With shock and dismay.
(b) He draws a weapon.
(c) He hardly reacts at all.
(d) He calmly asks for details.

3. According to the chorus, who is the only other woman to have killed her own child?
(a) Nefertiti.
(b) Ino.
(c) Apollymi.
(d) Astrid.

4. What does Medea want to know about the deaths she caused?
(a) Whether they were agonizing.
(b) If they were seen by a lot of people.
(c) How well the poison worked.
(d) If everyone knows she is responsible.

5. How long should it take the princess to die?
(a) About two or three days.
(b) She should die as soon as she comes into contact with the poison.
(c) Several weeks of illness so it can't be traced.
(d) It depends on how much poison she ingests.

Short Answer Questions

1. What might motivate the kings to come after Medea even if she's under Aegeus' protection?

2. What characters interrupt the Nurse's monologue?

3. What stands in the way of Medea enacting her plans immediately?

4. Why is Medea really crying when she sees her children with Jason?

5. What attitude does Jason have towards Medea when he appears?

(see the answer key)

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