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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Electra, pages 42-66.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the chorus sing of, that went with Agamemnon to war?
(a) Hera.
(b) Achilles.
(c) Dioscuri.
(d) Oedipus.

2. Electra condemns all men who are what to their wives?
(a) Second.
(b) Abusive.
(c) Trusting.
(d) Loving.

3. Who does Electra NOT want the body to be seen by?
(a) Clytemnestra.
(b) Pylades.
(c) Orestes.
(d) Agamemnon.

4. Who does Electra say was NOT properly buried?
(a) Clytemnestra.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Aegisthus.
(d) Iphegenia.

5. Who does Aegisthus want to kill for fear of revenge?
(a) Pylades.
(b) Clytemnestra.
(c) Orestes.
(d) Agamemnon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Electra have upon hear head when she first enters the play?

2. Who does Electra call unfaithful, attractive to women, but a worthless coward underneath his pretty face?

3. Who does Orestes pretend to be when he meets his sister?

4. Who does the chorus sing about that would right the wrongs being slain in Electra?

5. Who appears in the heavens at the end of Electra?

(see the answer key)

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