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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Medea about Creon and his daughter?
(a) A messenger.
(b) The Tutor.
(c) The Nurse.
(d) Jason.

2. Who does Medea plan to take revenge against?
(a) The Nurse, Jason, and the chorus.
(b) Jason, his new wife, and Creon.
(c) Her children, Creon and Aegeus.
(d) Jason, the Nurse, and the Tutor.

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

4. Why did Aegeus visit the oracle?
(a) To get advice about a potential war.
(b) To learn how long he would live.
(c) To find out how his wife might have children.
(d) To decide what to name his first child.

5. What does Medea compare herself to in her last confrontation with Jason?
(a) A harpy.
(b) A siren.
(c) A sea monster.
(d) A gryphon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jason come back at the end of the play?

2. Which women do the chorus believe are the luckiest?

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

4. Why does Jason say Medea is lucky?

5. Why does Medea choose to compare herself with a mythical creature at the end of the play?

(see the answer key)

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