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1
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Who is Medea

A

-Granddaugther of Helios, the sun god
-Jasons ex wife
-A mother

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Who is Jason

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-Medea ex-husband
-An ancient Greek hero
-The princesses new husband

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3
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Where does the play take place

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Corinth

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4
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Where is Medea from

A

Colchis

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5
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Medea gave up her homeland and family for Jason

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True

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Why does Medea want revenge on Jason

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He broke faith with her by leaving her and marrying someone else

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7
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At the start of the play, where are Jason and Medea living

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Corinth

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8
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Jason left Medea and married Creons daugther

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True

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9
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Jason left Medea because he fell in love with someone else

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False

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10
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Why does Creon exile or banish, Medea

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-He is afraid of her
-She has been making threats against his family

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11
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What is the Nurse worried about at the start of the play

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She is worried Medea will harm herself or others

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12
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The chorus is made up of corinthian men

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false

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13
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What reason does jason give for leaving his family

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It will help his family

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14
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The chorus agrees to kepp Medea plan for revenage a secret

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True

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15
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Medea truely agrees with Jason Once she understands that he was only help their family when he left her

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False

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16
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Who is Aegeus

A

King of Athens

17
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Jason and Aegeus were good friends before jason broke his oath to Medea

A

False

18
Q

Medea hated her children

A

false

19
Q

Why does Medea decide to kill her children

A

It will hurt jason the most

20
Q

WHo is Aegeus

A

-Someone who offers Medea asylum in Athens
-An old friend of Medeas
-SOmeone who believes Jason wronged his fmaily

21
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How does Medea convince Creaob ti let her stay in Corinth one more day

A

-She appeals to his emothions(pathos)
-She explains that she doesn’t have ill intentions toward his family(logos)

22
Q

Freidnship is a theme in the play

A

False

23
Q

Medea struggles internally with the decision to kill her children

A

True

24
Q

WHo does Medea kill by the end of the play

A

-Her children
-Creon
-The princess

25
Q

Medea escapes Corinth, and Jason on a winged chariot from her grandfather, Helios

A

True

26
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Since Medea escapes without pinshment for her crimes, the gods were likely on her side

A

true

27
Q

The play can be read as a feminist triumph over a patriarchal society

A

True

28
Q

The play can be read as a misygonist portrait of the way Ancient Greeks viewed women

A

True

29
Q

Who is the author of the play

A

Euripedes

30
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What does the chrous do to prevent the murders of Medeas children

A

-Try to talk her out of it

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