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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 Electra tell her husband the messengers are from?
(a) Orestes.
(b) Clytemnestra.
(c) Polyneices.
(d) Aegisthus.

2. What does Electra's husband chastise her for doing in the beginning of Electra?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Servile tasks.
(c) Singing.
(d) Beating a cow.

3. Who recognizes Orestes in the cottage?
(a) Aegisthus.
(b) Clytemnestra.
(c) Agamemnon's servant.
(d) Electra.

4. What does Electra ask her husband to get for them?
(a) Provisions.
(b) Spices.
(c) Gold.
(d) Weapons.

5. What goddess will be celebrated in the beginning of Electra?
(a) Semele.
(b) Artemis.
(c) Hera.
(d) Antigone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Aegisthus preparing to offer the goddess Nymphs in Electra?

2. Who does Electra say would recognize her brother if he saw him?

3. Who walks around Orestes looking at him in the cottage?

4. How long is Agamemnon gone to war?

5. Who has Agamemnon brought back as a concubine from the war?

(see the answer key)

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