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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 gift did Apollo give Cassandra before the events of The Oresteia?
(a) Prophecy.
(b) The ability to speak in tongues.
(c) The ability of persuasion.
(d) Immortality.

2. What does Electra find when she wonders aloud if her brother has returned?
(a) Pylades' pack.
(b) Orestes and Pylades' footprints.
(c) A campfire.
(d) Offerings to the gods.

3. What does Aegisthus claim after his entrance in "The Libation Bearers"?
(a) He is thrice blessed by the gods.
(b) He cannot be fooled.
(c) He is the father of Orestes.
(d) He is the wisest man in Mycenae.

4. To whom does Cassandra initially cry out?
(a) Athena.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Hermes.

5. What is the herald's opinion on Troy and Paris?
(a) They got what they deserved.
(b) Paris should have surrendered and the city left untouched.
(c) The city should have turned Paris over to the Greeks.
(d) It is a tragedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the herald so joyful?

2. How do the women describe Clytemnestra in their first appearance in "The Libation Bearers"?

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

4. What does Orestes promise Zeus if he succeeds in his revenge?

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

(see the answer key)

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