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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play 1, Act 1, Scene 1, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year is Mourning Becomes Electra taking place?
(a) 1896.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1865.
(d) 1901.

2. Where is the Mannon house located?
(a) New England.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) New York.
(d) North Carolina.

3. Captain Brant says Lavinia looks exactly like who?
(a) Her grandfather.
(b) Her father.
(c) His mother.
(d) Her mother.

4. What year is the first production of Mourning Becomes Electra?
(a) 1937.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1931.

5. What are both Christine and Lavinia wearing in the first scene of Homecoming?
(a) Crowns.
(b) Masks.
(c) Arm bands.
(d) Aprons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Christine when she comes upon Peter and Lavinia in the first scene of the play?

2. Lavinia tells Seth in the first scene that Captain Brant is coming to the house that night to ___________.

3. What is the name of the main character speaking in the first scene of Homecoming?

4. Who does David Mannon marry?

5. Which of the following Greek dramas is NOT source material for Mourning Becomes Electra?

(see the answer key)

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