Euripides V Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 122 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Euripides V Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Clytemnestra's daughter?
(a) Antigone.
(b) Pylades.
(c) Electra.
(d) Dioscuri.

2. How long is Agamemnon gone to war?
(a) One year.
(b) Fifteen years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Three years.

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

4. Who is Agamemnon's son?
(a) Pylades.
(b) Orestes.
(c) Oedipus.
(d) Dioscuri.

5. What does Electra's husband say that it's improper for Electra to do?
(a) Speak with strange men.
(b) Sing.
(c) Go to festivals.
(d) Dance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the scene set before in The Phoenician Women?

2. What kind of blade does Orestes use to skin the animal with Aegisthus?

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

4. What is Oedipus awarded for lifting the torment on Thebes?

5. Who is killed in sacrifice for the Trojan War?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who brings Electra food for their guests? What does he bring? What is his connection to Orestes?

2. What led to Oedipus' downfall?

3. What of Electra's demeanor in Part Three builds the tension of the play? What does she feel when she hears word from the messenger?

4. What does Orestes say of Electra's husband (as he pretends to be the messenger)?

5. How does Electra react to the strangers coming into her home?

6. What is Electra doing when she first enters the play? What does her farmer chide her for?

7. Who recognizes Orestes?

8. What does Orestes ask of the old man at the cottage?

9. Why does the servant say Orestes won't be killed by approaching Aegisthus?

10. How is Antigone's entrance in The Phoenician Women used as an aid to the audience?

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