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Medea

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Creon and Glauce die by:

(A) Starvation

(B) Poison

(D) Disease

Aegeus is king of:

(A) Corinth

(B) Crete

(D) Thebes

Colchis is:

(A) A rare disease that plagued Greece in the 6th century BC

(B) The setting of the play

(D) Jason's promised kingdom

The play opens with:

(A) A choral ode

(B) The nurse's lament

(D) Creon's murder

Jason immediately became King of Corinth after he married Glauce, TRUE or FALSE:

(A) TRUE

(B) FALSE

Medea's divine ancestor is:

(A) Zeus

(B) Sisyphus

(D) Hyperion

The chorus is composed of:

(A) Corinthian women

(B) Medea's children

(D) Counselors of war

Glauce is NOT:

(A) Creon's daughter

(B) The protagonist

(D) Jason's bride

Medea's chosen profession is:

(A) Spinstress

(B) Lady of the night

(D) Queen of Corinth

Medea has a reputation for being clever, TRUE or FALSE:

(A) TRUE

(B) FALSE

Medea's first words in the play are:

(A) A suicidal wish

(B) Plans for murder

(D) Bittersweet memories of life with Jason

Jason earned fame as an adventurer by:

(A) Sacking Troy

(B) Sleeping with Aphrodite

(D) Rescuing the Golden Fleece

Medea first reveals her plans to kill her children AFTER:

(A) Creon banishes her

(B) Jason divorces her

(D) Glauce and Creon die

The action of the play takes place over the course of (a):

(A) Day

(B) Month

(D) Unknown

Medea herself brings the coronet and dress to Glauce, TRUE OR FALSE:

(A) TRUE

(B) FALSE

Medea makes her escape on a:

(A) Horse-drawn chariot

(B) Dragon-drawn chariot

(D) Winged horse

The play is set in:

(A) Colchis

(B) Athens

(D) Corinth

Medea is sentenced by Creon to:

(A) Death

(B) Slavery

(D) Banishment

The chorus supports Medea in all her decisions, TRUE or FALSE:

(A) TRUE

(B) FALSE

Jason learns of his children's death from:

(A) Medea

(B) Chorus

(D) Nurse

Jason admits he should have never divorced Medea AFTER:

(A) She is banished

(B) His wife dies

(D) Never

Jason seeks to murder Medea after he learns of his children's death, TRUE or FALSE?

(A) TRUE

(B) FALSE

Aegeus sought from the Oracle at Delphi:

(A) The answer to the Sphinx's riddle

(B) Knowledge of his origins

(D) The identity's of his children's murderer

Medea is responsible for the death of all of the following, EXCEPT:

(A) Her brother

(B) Her children

(D) Glauce and Creon

Medea reacts negatively to the news her children have been reprieved from banishment, TRUE or FALSE:

(A) TRUE

(B) FALSE

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