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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the chorus think about Medea's plan for her children?
(a) That it makes perfect sense given the circumstance.
(b) That she will not be able to carry it out in the moment.
(c) That it's the only thing she could do.
(d) That she has lost her mind and must be stopped.

2. What occupies the majority of Part 6?
(a) The story about Medea's revenge.
(b) Medea's goodbye to her family.
(c) The chorus encouraging Medea to flea before she is caught.
(d) Medea killing her children.

3. Who does Medea beg Jason to enlist in supporting his plea to Creon?
(a) Aegeus.
(b) The Tutor.
(c) The princess.
(d) The Nurse.

4. Why is Medea really crying when she sees her children with Jason?
(a) Probably because she is so angry but can't show it.
(b) Probably because she imagines Jason's future family life and is grieving the loss of her own.
(c) Probably because she knows she will kill them all soon.
(d) Probably because she will miss them when she leaves them in Corinth.

5. What role does Medea think she should play in Jason's new marriage?
(a) She should give away the bride.
(b) She should help to plan it.
(c) She should sew the dress.
(d) She should give away the groom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Aegeus visit the oracle?

2. What excuse does Medea give for her tears when she is looking at Jason with her children?

3. How is Creon poisoned?

4. After the deaths of Creon and the princess, what happens to Medea's plan for her children?

5. Where does the princess start bleeding from?

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