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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 appears in the heavens at the end of Electra?
(a) The Dioscuri.
(b) Artemis.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Dionysus.

2. What does Orestes ask the old servant once he is discovered?
(a) Whether Agamemnon is alive.
(b) Whether Aegisthus is dead.
(c) Whether his fiancee is married.
(d) Whether he has any friends left in Argos.

3. What does the chorus inform Electra of in the beginning of Electra?
(a) A wedding.
(b) Her brother's arrival.
(c) A funeral.
(d) An upcoming feast day.

4. Who married Electra to her current husband?
(a) Orestes.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Pylades.
(d) Aegisthus.

5. Who walks around Orestes looking at him in the cottage?
(a) Jocasta.
(b) The servant.
(c) Electra.
(d) Aegisthus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Electra chide her husband for after the messenger has appeared?

2. What does Electra's husband chastise her for doing in the beginning of Electra?

3. Who does Orestes tell Aegisthus he is going to make a sacrifice for?

4. What does Aegisthus throw on the altar when with Orestes?

5. What is the opening scene of Electra?

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