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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play 2, Part 4 (9.190-196).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what does the leader of the chorus praise Agamemnon upon his return?
(a) His continued piety to the gods.
(b) His continued fealty to his people.
(c) His captive, Cassandra.
(d) Victory with Troy.

2. While mourning her father at his grave, what does Electra pray for the most?
(a) The death of Aegisthus.
(b) Menelaus's vengeance on Cltemnestra.
(c) Her mother's forgiveness.
(d) Her brother's return.

3. What does Orestes hold up as proof that his father has been avenged?
(a) The cloth that Agamemnon was trapped in before he was murdered.
(b) Aegisthus's bloody robes.
(c) His mother's bloody robes.
(d) The crown.

4. What is coming true for Clytemnestra in the fourth part of "The Libation Bearers"?
(a) A prophecy revealed by Demeter.
(b) A curse passed on by Apollo.
(c) A blessing given to her by Hera.
(d) Her dream about the snake.

5. What does Orestes pray for at the beginning of "The Libation Bearers"?
(a) Safe voyage overseas.
(b) His success in war.
(c) Peace of mind.
(d) Success in his plan of revenge for his father's murder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reasoning did Clytemnestra give for exiling a certain person before the events of "The Agamemnon"?

2. What advice does Electra ask of the chorus while at her father's tomb?

3. To whom does Electra pray while at Agamemnon's tomb?

4. To whom does Orestes pray while at his father's tomb?

5. What does Clytemnestra claim about her life since Agamemnon left for war?

(see the answer key)

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