Medea

Who dies a gruesome death when he embraces his dead daughter?

• Creon

• Jason

• Aegeus

• Medea

Why does Creon give Medea an extra day to stay in Corinth?

• As a father, he feels sympathy for Medea's children and gives Medea time to find them a place to stay.

• He owes Medea a favor for her helping him in the past.

• Creon is fooled by Medea and thinks of her as a true friend who has his best interests at heart.

• Jason requested that Creon give Medea an extra day.

Where did Medea come from?

• Georgia
• Athens
• Iolchis
• Colchis

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Who says, "It would have been far better if men, somehow gave birth and women simply didn’t exist. How happy men would be then"?

• Jason

• Creon

• Oedipus

• Chorus

Who is Glauce?

• The princess

• Jason's new bride

• Daughter of Creon

• ALL OF THE OTHER ANSWERS

Aegeus is king of

• Athens

• Troy

• Corinth

• Thebes

What does Medea want to know about the deaths she caused?

• If they were seen by a lot of people

• If they were agonizing

• How well the poison worked

• If everyone knew she was responsible

What prevents Medea from returning to her homeland?

• There is no ship that will go there

• She is a criminal there

• Her pride

• She is forbidden from returning by Creon

The Chorus is made up of

• men of Corinth

• women of Corinth

• servants of the palace

• children of Medea and Jason

Medea is

• an Athenian

• a sorceress

• a widow

• a seer