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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play 1, Part 5 (p.150-159).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Clytemnestra, what did she watch for while Agamemnon was gone?
(a) She kept watch for any word of her husband.
(b) She watched for any sign from the gods.
(c) She watched the horizon every day for his ship.
(d) She watched the moon to see if the gods would tell her anything through it.

2. What does part of the chorus suggest to Clytemnestra about her actions when they confront her?
(a) She has awakened the Furies.
(b) She is merely continuing the curse.
(c) She has begun another curse.
(d) She has ended the curse.

3. What news does Clytemnestra initially bring the chorus?
(a) Troy has been defeated.
(b) Agamemnon has died.
(c) Troy has defeated the Greeks.
(d) Menelaus will be taking over Mycenae.

4. Why is the herald so joyful?
(a) He is home in Mycenae.
(b) The gods have spoken to him.
(c) Clytemnestra favors him.
(d) He is gotten married.

5. According to Clytemnestra, where are the signals that the man on the roof was watching for?
(a) On top of mountains.
(b) In caves.
(c) On ships strewn throughout the oceans.
(d) In trees.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the herald and the chorus, what has happened to Agamemnon's brother?

2. In her first appearance, Clytemnestra claims the chorus does not believe her. On what grounds does she base this claim?

3. What does the herald believe about Agamemnon's brother?

4. What does somber information does the chorus remind the herald of?

5. What has Clytemnestra placed at all the shrines in Mycenae?

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