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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 - Orestes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, when Agamemnon sent Clytemnestra home, how many men did he send to guard her?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

2. In Chapter 1, how long had Agamemnon been gone?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 4 years.

3. In Chapter 2, how many children do a man and a woman have when Orestes and the guards find them and take water?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

4. In Chapter 1, what did Agamemnon plan to kill before killing Iphigenia?
(a) Lambs.
(b) Heifers.
(c) Bulls.
(d) Calves.

5. In Chapter 2, what swoops down on the boys as they walk to the old woman's house?
(a) Hawks.
(b) Crows.
(c) Bats.
(d) Vultures.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, why is Iphigenia murdered?

2. In Chapter 2, how many of the old woman's sons were taken for the army?

3. What color was Iphigenia's hair?

4. In Chapter 2, what work are Leander, Mithros, and Orestes offered in return for food and shelter from a man with goats?

5. In Chapter 2, when Orestes and the guards reach their destination, how many boys are already there?

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