<p>Medea Quiz</p><p>1. Creon and Glauce die by: (A) Starvation (B) Poison (C) Strangulation (D) Disease</p><p>2. Aegeus is king of: (A) Corinth (B) Crete (C) Athens (D) Thebes</p><p>3. Colchis is: (A) A rare disease that plagued Greece in the 6th century BC (B) The setting of the play (C) Medea's homeland (D) Jason's promised kingdom</p><p>4. The play opens with: (A) A choral ode (B) The nurse's lament (C) Jason and Medea's wedding scene (D) Creon's murder</p><p>5. Jason immediately became King of Corinth after he married Glauce, TRUE or FALSE: (A) TRUE (B) FALSE</p><p>6. Medea's divine ancestor is: (A) Zeus (B) Sisyphus (C) Hecate (D) Hyperion 7. The chorus is composed of: (A) Corinthian women (B) Medea's children (C) Widowed elders (D) Counselors of war</p><p>8. Glauce is NOT: (A) Creon's daughter (B) The protagonist (C) Killed by Medea (D) Jason's bride</p><p>9. Medea's chosen profession is: (A) Spinstress (B) Lady of the night (C) Sorceress (D) Queen of Corinth</p><p>10. Medea has a reputation for being clever, TRUE or FALSE: (A) TRUE (B) FALSE</p><p>11. Medea's first words in the play are: (A) A suicidal wish (B) Plans for murder (C) An appeal for justice (D) Bittersweet memories of life with Jason</p><p>12. Jason earned fame as an adventurer by: (A) Sacking Troy (B) Sleeping with Aphrodite (C) Slaying the Hydra (D) Rescuing the Golden Fleece 13. Medea first reveals her plans to kill her children AFTER: (A) Creon banishes her (B) Jason divorces her (C) Aegeus promises her sanctuary (D) Glauce and Creon die</p><p>14. The action of the play takes place over the course of (a): (A) Day (B) Month (C) Generations (D) Unknown</p><p>15. Medea herself brings the coronet and dress to Glauce, TRUE OR FALSE: (A) TRUE (B) FALSE</p><p>16. Medea makes her escape on a: (A) Horse-drawn chariot (B) Dragon-drawn chariot (C) Stagecoach (D) Winged horse</p><p>17. The play is set in: (A) Colchis (B) Athens (C) Thebes (D) Corinth</p><p>18. Medea is sentenced by Creon to: (A) Death (B) Slavery (C) Silence (D) Banishment</p><p>19. The chorus supports Medea in all her decisions, TRUE or FALSE: (A) TRUE (B) FALSE 20. Jason learns of his children's death from: (A) Medea (B) Chorus (C) Messenger (D) Nurse</p><p>21. Jason admits he should have never divorced Medea AFTER: (A) She is banished (B) His wife dies (C) His children die (D) Never</p><p>22. Jason seeks to murder Medea after he learns of his children's death, TRUE or FALSE? (A) TRUE (B) FALSE</p><p>23. Aegeus sought from the Oracle at Delphi: (A) The answer to the Sphinx's riddle (B) Knowledge of his origins (C) A cure for his sterility (D) The identity's of his children's murderer</p><p>24. Medea is responsible for the death of all of the following, EXCEPT: (A) Her brother (B) Her children (C) Her father (D) Glauce and Creon</p><p>25. Medea reacts negatively to the news her children have been reprieved from banishment, TRUE or FALSE: (A) TRUE (B) FALSE http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/medea/quiz.html Accessed March 12, 2007</p>