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Time to see how many of you actually paid attention to our presentation on #Medea by #Euripides.
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Who is the greek god of wine and partying?
Helios
Apollo
Dionysus
Somnus
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Who did Medea assist in his quest?
Odysseus
Jason
Hercules
Percy
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How old was Euripides when he died?
76
74
78
72
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Where was Euripides born?
Crete
Salamis
Macedon
Corinth
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When did Euripides win his first prize for his plays?
465 BCE
441 BCE
420 BCE
441 AD
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Where did Euripides die?
Persia
Macedonia
Corinth
Salamis
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What type of play did Euripides come up with?
love-drama
tragedy
satyr
comedy
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How many main Greek gods were there?
15
12
10
3
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Which of these is not a common food in Greece?
olives
bread
milk
figs
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What were aspects of Euripides' plays?
all of the above
marriage
ethnicity
gender
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What is the setting of Medea?
Sparta
Troy
Corinth
Crete
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What is a characteristic of most Greek tragedies?
The hero dies
The main character is usually female
All gods are amiable
The hero lives a happy life
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Who was Medea's father?
King Pelias
King Aeson
King Aeetes
King Corinth
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How did Euripides die?
No one really knows
Torn up by women
Macedonian winter
Hunting dogs
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How many plays did Euripides write?
93
90
95
100
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In Greek society who was head of the family?
Mother
Children
Father
Animals
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How many of Euripides' plays have survived?
20
15
18
23
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Which Greek festival was Medea first performed at?
Festival of Aphrodite
Festival of Dionysus
Festival of Helios
Festival of Hecate
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Which of these is another work of Euripides?
The Oddysey
Hippolytus
Oedipus Rex
Antigone
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How did Euripides reshape the formal structure of traditional Greek tragedy?
satirizing heroes of Greek mythology
intelligent slaves
strong female characters
being socially critical of all ancient Greek tragedians
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How many trials did Jason have to partake in order to get the Golden Fleece?
1
3
2
5
22
How many wives and how many children did Euripides have?
2, 4
2, 3
3, 2
1, 4
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How did the Athenians react to Medea?
They said Euripides was better than Sophocles
They loved it
They called Euripides a blasphemer
They gave Euripides' play to the gods
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What was an aspect of Medea?
indecisive chorus
criticizing Athenian society
all of the above
disrespect for the gods
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What were the years considered Ancient Greece?
800 BCE to 500 BCE
400 AD to 600 AD
900 BCE to 600 BCE
600 BCE to 400 BCE
