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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What does Medea think about women who have been wronged by a lover?
(a) They are at fault for not pleasing their man.
(b) They are capable of extreme violence.
(c) They need support from the government to get by.
(d) They are weak victims that need protection.

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

4. What would the chorus like Medea to do when they first arrive?
(a) Find a way to revenge herself against her husband.
(b) Stop crying and tend her children.
(c) Go back to her homeland and leave her children behind.
(d) Come out so they can comfort her.

5. Why does Medea claim she is refusing Jason's money?
(a) She can get money from her family instead.
(b) He doesn't have enough to give her.
(c) Money gained from a bad man is no good.
(d) She can provide adequately for herself.

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

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

8. What does Jason say he has done on Medea's behalf?
(a) Taken her from a barbaric land.
(b) Tried to intercede with Creon.
(c) Encouraged the neighbors to befriend her.
(d) Convinced his new wife Medea is harmless.

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

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

11. What are the women of this play communally struggling against?
(a) The ability to be a good mother while having to work.
(b) The prejudices against women in ancient Greece.
(c) The desire to kill men for their betrayals.
(d) The balance between independence and homemaking.

12. What has Jason agreed to do while Medea and her children are in exile?
(a) Send letters to Medea's relatives to see if they'll help her.
(b) Forget about them as if they never existed.
(c) Support them financially.
(d) Abstain from having more children.

13. What is Jason's reaction to the plan involving Medea?
(a) He is ready to go along with it.
(b) He is furious and stands up for his wife.
(c) He wants to come up with a better plan.
(d) He doesn't know what's being plotted.

14. What two characters are getting divorced?
(a) Jason and Medea.
(b) Jason and Hecate.
(c) Aegeus and Medea.
(d) Medea and Creon.

15. Why does the Nurse think Medea will refuse to exit her home?
(a) She doesn't want anyone to see her tear-stained face.
(b) She is too angry.
(c) She is afraid to go outside.
(d) She doesn't really like the women of the chorus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why would Medea like the gods to place a mark on men?

2. What does Jason believe Medea gained by coming to his homeland?

3. Who is the first character to appear in the play?

4. Who appears to check on Medea after hearing her cries?

5. What is the name of Jason's ship?

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