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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 - Electra.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 1, who does Clytemnestra see at the end of her bed watching her?
(a) Orestes.
(b) Electra.
(c) Young girl.
(d) Old woman.

2. In Chapter 2, who finds the house of the old woman where the boys are staying?
(a) The farmer.
(b) Two guards.
(c) Two women and a couple children.
(d) An old man.

3. In Chapter 3, after Electra learns her mother murdered her father, why does Theodotus's son want to see her?
(a) Theodotus daughter has disappeared.
(b) Theodotus has disappeared.
(c) Theodotus is dead.
(d) More children have been kidnapped.

4. In Chapter 3, what does Electra remember hearing at nightfall when she and her sister would meet in a deserted place?
(a) Calls of owls.
(b) Shrieks of hawks.
(c) Howls of wolves.
(d) Birdsong.

5. In Chapter 3, when a messenger comes with a message for Aegisthus' what does Electra sees in Aegisthus' eyes?
(a) Frustration.
(b) Anger.
(c) Fear.
(d) Triumph.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take the old woman to weave poison into the garment that Clytemnestra gives her?

2. What does Aegisthus threaten to do to Electra after she learns her mother killed her father?

3. What did the soldiers want to do to Achilles in Chapter 1, when he asked that Iphigenia not be killed?

4. In Chapter 2 after the boys leave the man with goats, what does Orestes see at dawn?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 3, where do a set of winding steps lead?

(see the answer key)

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