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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Medea save Jason's life?
(a) She convinced him to stop adventuring away from home.
(b) She enabled him to get the Golden Fleece and escape alive.
(c) She killed a traitor among his men that was plotting his death.
(d) She discovered a leak aboard the Argo that could have drowned him.

2. Who orders Medea to leave with her children?
(a) Creon.
(b) Aegeus.
(c) Jason.
(d) The Nurse.

3. Who did the Tutor overhear making plans?
(a) Aegeus.
(b) Medea.
(c) Jason.
(d) Creon.

4. Medea longs to go to what place that she's forbidden to visit?
(a) Crete.
(b) Athens.
(c) Her homeland.
(d) Creon's palace.

5. What word best describes Medea's emotional reaction to Creon?
(a) Glee.
(b) Apathy.
(c) Contempt.
(d) Anger.

6. After the chorus first arrives, what prayer does Medea send to the gods?
(a) That the woman Jason is leaving her for be punished.
(b) That she forget her love so she can go on.
(c) That she be allowed to see Jason's life destroyed.
(d) That she be killed soon to relieve her pain.

7. What has Creon's experience been with showing mercy?
(a) It gets him into trouble.
(b) It makes him look weak.
(c) It makes him many new friends.
(d) It yields large rewards in terms of public opinion.

8. Which character caused Medea's rage?
(a) Jason.
(b) The Nurse.
(c) Aegeus.
(d) Creon.

9. What choice does Jason claim Medea will regret in the future?
(a) Arranging to go back to her homeland.
(b) Threatening the King.
(c) Refusing his money.
(d) Staying in a kingdom nearby.

10. Whom does Jason intend to marry?
(a) Aegeus's sister.
(b) Hecate.
(c) Creon's daughter.
(d) Medea's cousin.

11. What is the Tutor's belief about people?
(a) They are good at heart and want to help others.
(b) They generally are just trying to get along without trouble.
(c) They want to find personal peace at whatever cost.
(d) They all love themselves more than others.

12. What does Medea think about the way women are treated by men in Greece?
(a) They are treated very badly in general.
(b) They are treated worse than slaves.
(c) They are treated well enough.
(d) They are treated with the same tolerance as children.

13. Who explains why Medea is crying to the chorus?
(a) The Nurse.
(b) The boys.
(c) The Tutor.
(d) Medea.

14. Why does Jason say Medea is lucky?
(a) He thinks she should be executed for threatening the King.
(b) She has two children to take with her so she won't be lonely.
(c) She doesn't have to worry about how to provide for a family.
(d) Her husband is still willing to provide for her when she leaves.

15. What plans are made regarding Medea in order to facilitate the wedding?
(a) To execute her on false charges.
(b) To send her and her children into exile.
(c) To banish her to a nunnery.
(d) To set her up in a country estate she may not leave.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Medea plan to exact her revenge?

2. According to the chorus, what does excessive love bring?

3. What does the chorus tell Medea about men?

4. What does Jason claim motivated him to leave Medea for the princess?

5. In the time the play was written, what would the audience have typically known before coming to the theater?

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