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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Orestes is sent to the bath in Chapter 2, how many other boys are already there?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

2. In Chapter 2 when the old woman dies, how long have the boys lived with her?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 2 years.

3. What did the old woman whisper in Chapter 2 before she died?
(a) A story.
(b) A poem.
(c) Names.
(d) A song.

4. In Chapter 3, what does Electra say have infested the place where she and Iphigenia used to meet?
(a) Foxes.
(b) Coyotes.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Weasels.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, where does a guard take Orestes when he leaves his mother's room?

2. In Chapter 1, when Agamemnon sent Clytemnestra home, how many men did he send to guard her?

3. How does Clytemnestra know when Agamemnon is coming home?

4. In Chapter 1, when Clytemnestra tried to curse her husband and the men who are sacrificing her daughter, what happened to her?

5. In Chapter 3 when Theodotus, Mitros, and other men come to speak with Clytemnestra, how many men will she see at a time?

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