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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play 2, Part 3 (p. 183-190).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What god does the leader of the chorus praise for Agamemnon's victory?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Athena.
(c) Hera.
(d) Zeus.

3. What is Aegisthus's relationship to Clytemnestra as demonstrated at the end of "The Agamemnon"?
(a) He is her brother.
(b) He is her father.
(c) He is her son.
(d) He is her lover.

4. What does Orestes promise Zeus if he succeeds in his revenge?
(a) He will build a grand altar for Zeus.
(b) He will worship the gods as humbly as he can.
(c) He will restore the glory of their name.
(d) He will live anonymously and wisely.

5. What had Clytemnestra told her daughter to say in her prayers before she comes to the tomb in the second play?
(a) The offerings come from a loyal follower.
(b) The offerings come from Clytemnestra as a loving wife .
(c) The offerings come from a detached subject.
(d) The offerings come from Electra as an angry daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Orestes pray for at the beginning of "The Libation Bearers"?

2. What does part of the chorus suggest to Clytemnestra about her actions when they confront her?

3. What has Electra been forced to do in the years since her father's death?

4. According to Clytemnestra, what did she watch for while Agamemnon was gone?

5. According to Agamemnon, what was the cause of Troy's being "ground into dust?"

(see the answer key)

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