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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play 3, Part 3 (p.215-230).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To Aegisthus's consternation, of what does the chorus remind him?
(a) He is not of royal blood.
(b) He was not fit to be a soldier.
(c) He is half the man that Agamemnon was.
(d) Clytemnestra did all the work in murdering Agamemnon.

2. What do the Furies claim about Orestes to Athena?
(a) He will kill all women if allowed to live.
(b) He is cursed by his mother.
(c) He is unfit to speak for himself.
(d) He will taint his sister's grace if allowed to live.

3. What does Athena name the judges who will vote on whether Orestes is guilty or not in the last part of the third play?
(a) The Eumidagos.
(b) The oracles.
(c) The Colopagus.
(d) The Areopagus.

4. Whom does Agamemnon tell Clytemnestra to greet and treat well?
(a) Cassandra.
(b) Briseis.
(c) Hecuba.
(d) Andromache.

5. In the first part of the first play, according to Clytemnestra, what does Agamemnon have yet to endure?
(a) The sacrifices to the gods.
(b) His reign as king.
(c) The journey home.
(d) Another battle at sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does the chorus compare Troy after the herald exits?

2. While mourning her father at his grave, what does Electra pray for the most?

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

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

5. What feelings suddenly strike the chorus after Agamemnon enters his palace?

(see the answer key)

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