Question

Use the paragraph to answer the question.

"Jason, after his return home, requests Medea to
restore his father Æson to youth, which she
performs; then, going to the court of Pelias, she
avenges the injuries which he had done to the
family of Jason, by making him the victim of the
credulity of his own daughters, who, in
compliance with her pretended regard for them,
stab him to death. Medea, having executed her
design, makes her escape in her chariot."

Which answer choice accurately
paraphrases the paragraph?

a. Jason returns home, and Medea makes
his father young again. As retribution
for the wrongs done to Jason’s family
by Pelias, Medea convinces Pelias’s
daughters to kill him, and then Medea
leaves.
b. Jason returns home and asks Medea to
restore his youth. Medea then travels to
the court of Pelias and makes friends
with his daughters, who eventually
stabs him to death.
c. Medea helps Jason return home and
enables Æson to become young again.
Then, she convinces the daughters of
Pelias to doubt their father.
d. After returning home, Jason helps
restore Æson’s youth. Medea travels to
the court of Pelias, where she makes
his daughters doubt and then kill him.

Answer 1

The answer choice that accurately paraphrases the paragraph is:

a. Jason returns home, and Medea makes his father young again. As retribution for the wrongs done to Jason’s family by Pelias, Medea convinces Pelias’s daughters to kill him, and then Medea leaves.