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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play 2, Part 1 (p. 165-171).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the chorus, what was Paris's crime?
(a) Following his heart.
(b) Breaking the laws of nature.
(c) Following the will of the gods.
(d) Kidnapping Helen to break the peace.

2. For what does Clytemnestra triumphantly reproach the chorus in the fifth part of "The Agamemnon"?
(a) Underestimating her because of her gender.
(b) Their reliance on the gods to intervene.
(c) Their ignorance about politics.
(d) Their support of Cassandra.

3. What is concerning the chorus at the end of Play 1, Part 1?
(a) They do not know if Agamemnon knows that his wife has not been faithful.
(b) They do not know if Agamemnon's return is as joyful as they believed.
(c) They do not know if there is a Trojan assassin waiting for them.
(d) They do not know if Troy has truly fallen.

4. What was Paris's actual deed that set off the Trojan War?
(a) He murdered Menelaus.
(b) He rejected Apollo.
(c) He kidnapped Helen.
(d) He dishonored Aphrodite.

5. What does the herald ask of the gods?
(a) He asks that they send a sign for whether he should leave the city.
(b) He asks that they send Agamemmon good winds for his journey.
(c) He asks that they bless Clytemnestra and her family.
(d) He asks that they continue to bless Agamemnon on his return home.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the second play take place?

2. What future events does Cassandra foresee after she sees the past?

3. Why does Agamemnon walk inside his palace the way he does?

4. What gift did Apollo give Cassandra before the events of The Oresteia?

5. What past events does Cassandra see in a vision?

(see the answer key)

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