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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does it take the poison to start working?
(a) It is almost immediate.
(b) Less than an hour.
(c) The poison doesn't work.
(d) A few hours.

2. How does Medea plan to kill the princess?
(a) A poisoned dress and crown.
(b) Poisoned wine during the banquet.
(c) Attacking her after the ceremony.
(d) Slipping ground glass into her meal.

3. What prophecy does the Messenger offer?
(a) Medea has brought herself nothing but sorrow.
(b) Medea will not be able to finish her revenge.
(c) Medea will find a better life with Aegeus.
(d) Medea will be hunted to the ends of the earth.

4. Why doesn't Aegeus want to risk offending Creon?
(a) Because they've been friends since childhood.
(b) Because they are related.
(c) Because Creon has a large army.
(d) Because he is a fellow king.

5. How does Jason react now that he thinks he's getting his way?
(a) He dances with his children to teach them what to do at the wedding.
(b) He invites Medea to come to the feast.
(c) He is suspicious of Medea's motives.
(d) He is very accommodating to Medea's feelings.

6. What does Medea give Jason for his bride?
(a) An enchanted dress and crown.
(b) The promise that she will not seek revenge.
(c) A bouquet for his bride.
(d) A final kiss to remember her.

7. The chorus invokes what gods to stop Medea from harming her children?
(a) The gods of mercy and justice.
(b) The gods of motherhood and travelers.
(c) The gods of the earth and sun.
(d) The gods of vengeance and peace.

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

9. How does the poison affect Creon?
(a) He vomits copiously.
(b) His flesh falls from his bones.
(c) He has a psychotic break.
(d) He breaks out in boils all over his body.

10. When does Medea promise she will leave Corinth for good?
(a) Once her children are cared for.
(b) As soon as she can pack a bag.
(c) After Jason's wedding.
(d) Before sunrise.

11. What might motivate the kings to come after Medea even if she's under Aegeus' protection?
(a) Jealousy over her beauty and resources being used by Aegeus.
(b) A desire to claim her sorcery for their own uses.
(c) To get revenge against her for killing Jason and the princess.
(d) Hatred for all foreigners.

12. What does Medea fear her enemies will do to her children?
(a) Sell them into slavery.
(b) Kill them.
(c) Take them away from her.
(d) Nothing, children are sacred in ancient Greece.

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

14. Why is Medea so happy when Aegeus leaves?
(a) She feels better after speaking with a friend.
(b) He promised not to tell her plans to Creon.
(c) She is secretly in love with him.
(d) Now she can carry out her revenge.

15. How does Medea convince Jason to give her gifts to his new wife?
(a) She says it will help convince the princess to let the children stay.
(b) She claims she can't let go of Jason until she passes the items along.
(c) She says it's the only way to keep her from attending the wedding.
(d) She says the gifts are a symbol of her goodwill and refusing would insult her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Aegeus?

2. What does Medea have to do in order to stay with Aegeus?

3. Who decides on the oath Aegeus swears?

4. What does the poison do to the princess's body?

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

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