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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Phoenician Women, pages 73-98.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What food and provisions are brought to Electra for her and her guests?
(a) Lamb, flowers, cheese and wine.
(b) Lamb, onions, and potatoes.
(c) Lamb, olives, and water.
(d) Bull, mead and water.

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

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

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

5. Who does Orestes say must be repaid for his kindness?
(a) The farmer.
(b) Aegisthus.
(c) Electra.
(d) The old man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who makes up the chorus in Electra?

2. What is Electra doing when Orestes first sees her?

3. What does Electra's husband say that it's improper for Electra to do?

4. Who invites the messengers into the cottage?

5. What does the chorus do in Electra when Orestes is discovered?

(see the answer key)

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