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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play 3, Part 1 (p. 199-205).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kept Agamemnon from leaving for Troy right away?
(a) He did not feel he had probable cause to go to Troy.
(b) A prophecy.
(c) He did not wish to leave his family.
(d) No wind.

2. How does Agamemnon make his entrance?
(a) On horse back.
(b) On foot.
(c) In a chariot.
(d) In a horse-cart.

3. According to the chorus in the second part of the first play, what will always prevail?
(a) Vengeance.
(b) Love.
(c) Loyalty.
(d) Justice.

4. For which family member's sake did Agamemnon go to Troy?
(a) Paris.
(b) Hector.
(c) Menelaus.
(d) Priam.

5. What has Clytemnestra placed at all the shrines in Mycenae?
(a) Blasphemous offerings.
(b) Maidens to pray.
(c) Guards.
(d) Offerings to the gods.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does the chorus compare life at the end of the third part of the first play?

2. What is the lineage of the woman with Agamemnon in the third part of the first play?

3. What does Cassandra remove from her person in the fourth part of the first play?

4. What does the chorus instruct Cilissa to do instead of following Clytemnestra's orders?

5. How does Agamemnon agree to walk on the carpet?

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