The Oresteia Quiz Questions | Quiz: Play 1, Part 1 (p. 111-124) to Play 2, Part 4 (9.190-196)

Quiz: Play 1, Part 1 (p. 111-124) to Play 2, Part 4 (9.190-196)

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. According to the chorus, to what did Clytemnestra give birth in her dream?
a) A snake.
b) A goat.
c) A lion.
d) A gorgon.

2. What does Clytemnestra's entrance reveal in the fifth part of "The Agamemnon"?
a) Orestes has returned.
b) Agamemnon and Cassandra are murdered.
c) Aegisthus is preparing to murder her.
d) The ghost of her daughter is following her.

3. What does Electra find when she wonders aloud if her brother has returned?
a) Pylades' pack.
b) A campfire.
c) Offerings to the gods.
d) Orestes and Pylades' footprints.

4. How does Electra know the offering on the tomb came from Orestes? (read more)