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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reaction does the Nurse have to Medea's pain?
(a) She pities Medea.
(b) She thinks Medea is too emotional.
(c) She tells Medea it's her own fault.
(d) She sympathizes but wants Medea to stop crying.

2. What does Jason think influences women's judgment?
(a) The warmth and intimacy of love..
(b) Other women and children.
(c) Their inability to see reason.
(d) The sun, the moon, and the tides of the sea.

3. How does Medea plan to exact her revenge?
(a) Hired assassin.
(b) Acid trap.
(c) Knife.
(d) Poison.

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

5. According to the chorus, what does excessive love bring?
(a) Dangerous passion and foolishness.
(b) Destruction of reason.
(c) Pain for everyone involved.
(d) Either great happiness or great despair.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jason say Medea is lucky?

2. Why does Medea say Creon's mercy was foolish?

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

4. Why is Medea glad to see Jason at first?

5. What bargain does Medea strike with Creon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance, in the first scene, of the Nurse urging the children to hide from their mother until her anger has passed?

2. Why does the chorus have pity for the princess? Is it justified by the text?

3. It could be said that Medea represents a type of "Everywoman" as she comes to terms with her feelings over her husband's betrayal - do you agree or disagree with this assertion? Explain why.

4. Is there merit to Medea's final justification to the chorus about why she must kill her children? Why or why not?

5. Why does Jason think his life is over?

6. How does Creon's compassion set up a contrast against the behavior of the protagonist?

7. What similarities are evident in the characters of Jason and Medea?

8. Do you think Aegeus will keep his oath to Medea if she kills everyone she plans to kill, and then seeks refuge in his land?

9. Is Creon's naming of Medea as a "clever witch" supposed to be taken literally or figuratively?

10. How is Jason's behavior different the second time he speaks with Medea?

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