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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Medea advised to flee Corinth?
(a) Everyone knows she is responsible for the deaths.
(b) The borders will soon be closed to travelers.
(c) The army is being mobilized to execute her on sight.
(d) She was supposed to leave before sunrise.

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

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

5. What does Jason agree to ask Creon on Medea's behalf?
(a) For extra time before the exile starts.
(b) For money to compensate her for her loss.
(c) For the children to be allowed to stay.
(d) To be allowed to attend the wedding.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who tells Medea about Creon and his daughter?

4. What does Medea promise Jason she will do after she sees him the second time?

5. The chorus invokes what gods to stop Medea from harming her children?

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