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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, where does a guard take Orestes when he leaves his mother's room?
(a) His room.
(b) Gardens.
(c) Main hall.
(d) Banquet hall.

2. In Chapter 1, how many men did Aegisthus have that were loyal to him?
(a) 500.
(b) 750.
(c) 600.
(d) 450.

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

4. In Chapter 4, where are the rebels gaining strength?
(a) By the sea.
(b) In the mountains.
(c) In villages.
(d) Outside the palace.

5. In Chapter 3, after Clytemnestra orders men to search for Orestes and the other boys, what does Electra compare her to?
(a) Bird.
(b) Peacock.
(c) Lion.
(d) Dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color was Iphigenia's hair?

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

3. As Orestes travels with the guards in Chapter 2, what birds does he notice?

4. In Chapter 1, where does Clytemnestra put the old woman when she brings her to her place?

5. In Chapter 3, where does Electra say that two of Aegisthus' friends took her on the day her father returned from war?

(see the answer key)

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