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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What country is the myth of Medea from?
(a) Carthage.
(b) Sparta.
(c) Greece.
(d) Turkey.

2. Why does the author emphasize several times that Medea is a "stranger in a strange land"?
(a) It makes it easier to see why she doesn't have many friends.
(b) It reveals that Jason probably left her due to cultural differences.
(c) It shows that she might not understand that murder is illegal.
(d) It makes her character more sympathetic.

3. What characters interrupt the Nurse's monologue?
(a) The Tutor and children.
(b) Aegeus and Creon.
(c) Jason and his lover.
(d) Creon and his daughter.

4. Who is the first character to appear in the play?
(a) The Nurse.
(b) Jason.
(c) Creon.
(d) Medea.

5. What does the Nurse feel is best for people?
(a) Open and honest communication.
(b) Getting anger out so it doesn't fester.
(c) Expressing feelings openly and without reserve.
(d) Moderation in all things.

6. Why would Medea like the gods to place a mark on men?
(a) To remind women none is trustworthy.
(b) To prevent them from telling lies.
(c) To denote their status as lower than women.
(d) To distinguish those that can be trusted from those that can't.

7. What does Creon, despite his actions, believe compassion leads to?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Suffering.
(c) Revenge.
(d) Popularity.

8. Who appears to check on Medea after hearing her cries?
(a) Aegeus.
(b) Jason.
(c) The chorus.
(d) Medea's children.

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

10. What does Medea say about the value of being clever?
(a) That it is the most important skill to get by in life and survive in a strange land.
(b) That it is something women learn from birth in order to survive the men they meet.
(c) That it hasn't helped her very much, earning her enemies rather than friends.
(d) That it is on par with being moral, and only matters in the eye of the beholder.

11. When did Medea kill for Jason?
(a) When he was trying to escape with the Golden Fleece.
(b) Just before their first child was born.
(c) Aboard the Argo when they were attacked by sirens.
(d) Several times throughout their marriage.

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

13. What does the chorus do when they learn of Medea's plans for revenge?
(a) Protest that she is out of her mind.
(b) Argue with Medea about her plans.
(c) Send someone to warn the King.
(d) Promise to keep them secret.

14. Why does Medea first consent to leave her home and meet with the chorus?
(a) She is afraid if she stays inside any longer she will go mad.
(b) She wants to find out if they have information about where to find Jason.
(c) It's important to foreigners to keep up good relations with the locals.
(d) She needs friends to comfort her and help her plan for the future.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jason say he has done on Medea's behalf?

2. What does the chorus tell Medea about men?

3. What makes Creon sympathetic as a character?

4. Why does Medea have no choice but to trust Jason?

5. What prevents Medea from returning to her homeland?

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