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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After the deaths of Creon and the princess, what happens to Medea's plan for her children?
(a) It is stalled because Jason returns to stop her.
(b) It unravels because she is immediately captured by soldiers.
(c) She decides Jason has suffered enough and will let her children live.
(d) She becomes even more resolved to carry it out.

3. Why does Medea think she might not be able to trust Aegeus?
(a) He has lied to her in the past.
(b) The other kings may persuade him to break his word.
(c) She doesn't think any men are trustworthy.
(d) His wife might become jealous of Medea.

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

5. What method does Medea use to win Jason over the second time she speaks with him?
(a) Flattery and lies.
(b) An appeal to decency.
(c) Sincere remorse.
(d) Sexual temptation.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the chorus, who is the only other woman to have killed her own child?

2. Is Medea always firmly resolved that she should kill her children?

3. What does Jason tell his children when he sees them?

4. How does Jason react now that he thinks he's getting his way?

5. How does Medea feel when she hears how her plan worked?

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