The Oresteia | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Play 1, Part 1 (p. 111-124)

1. In which city does "The Oresteia" begin?

Mycenae.

2. Who is the first character to speak in "The Oresteia"?

The Watchman.

3. In the first part of the first play, what signal is the man on the roof looking for?

A bonfire.

4. What does the signal that the man on the roof sees mean?

Agamemnon is coming home from the Trojan War.

5. For which family member's sake did Agamemnon go to Troy?

Menelaus.

6. What kept Agamemnon from leaving for Troy right away?

No wind.

7. What goddess demanded Iphigenia in sacrifice?

Artemis.

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

Offerings to the gods.

9. In the first part of the first play, what does the chorus say of Agamemnon's fate?

His is preordained.

10. In the first play, how is the chorus described in...
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