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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In Chapter 1, what did Agamemnon plan to kill before killing Iphigenia?
(a) Calves.
(b) Bulls.
(c) Heifers.
(d) Lambs.
2. In Chapter 1, how many prisoners did Clytemnestra release in addition to Aegisthus?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.
3. In Chapter 1, how many men did Aegisthus have that were loyal to him?
(a) 750.
(b) 500.
(c) 600.
(d) 450.
4. How much older was Iphigenia than Electra?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 18 months.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 10 months.
5. What does Aegisthus threaten to do to Electra after she learns her mother killed her father?
(a) Kidnap her.
(b) Put her in a floor below the dungeon.
(c) Kill her.
(d) Rape her.
6. In Chapter 1, while Clytenmestra was speaking with Achilles, who came to the tents where she was staying with Iphigenia?
(a) 5 rough men in armor.
(b) 2 soldiers.
(c) 3 rough men in armor.
(d) 4 soldiers.
7. When was Clytemnestra released from the pit in Chapter 1?
(a) Third day.
(b) First night.
(c) Third night.
(d) Second day.
8. In Chapter 2, how many children do a man and a woman have when Orestes and the guards find them and take water?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.
9. What are the plans to honor Dinos when he arrives at the palace in Chapter 3?
(a) Many gifts and a feast.
(b) A bride and a feast.
(c) A spectacle in the streets and then a feast.
(d) A play and a feast.
10. After men are sent to find Orestes in Chapter 3, how does Electra think her mother spends the rest of the day?
(a) Bathing.
(b) Trying on dresses.
(c) Writing letters.
(d) Walking in the garden.
11. In Chapter 1, where does Clytemnestra put the old woman when she brings her to her place?
(a) Basement room.
(b) Storeroom.
(c) Interior bedroom.
(d) Shed in the courtyard.
12. 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 is dead.
(d) Theodotus daughter has disappeared.
13. 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.
14. At the end of Chapter 3, where does Electra think that she will see Orestes when he returns?
(a) In the old garden where she and Iphigenia used to meet.
(b) At her father's grave.
(c) By the sea.
(d) In the courtyard.
15. In Chapter 1, how long had Agamemnon been gone?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 2 years.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter 1, how old was Iphigenia when she went to her father thinking she would be married?
2. When the man with the goats sends the boys away in Chapter 2, how long does he say that his dogs will follow them?
3. Who was rumored to have killed Aegisthus' two half brothers and served them at a feast?
4. In Chapter 3, what does Electra remember hearing at nightfall when she and her sister would meet in a deserted place?
5. In Chapter 2, what does Orestes notice in the palace as he waits to welcome his father?
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