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The Oresteia | Quiz

Aeschylus
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1)

What did Apollo expect in return for the gift he granted to Cassandra? (from Play 1, Part 4 (p.140150))

Cassandra was to renounce all other gods.
Cassandra was to build a shrine to him.
Cassandra was to honor him publicly.
Cassandra was to give herself to him.
2)

What does Orestes firmly reinforce while protesting his innocence to the council? (from Play 3, Part 3 (p.215-230))

He was acting on Zeus's will.
He was acting on Apollo's will.
He was acting on his own will.
He was acting on his father's will.
3)

What does Clytemnestra's entrance reveal in the fifth part of "The Agamemnon"? (from Play 1, Part 5 (p.150-159))

Agamemnon and Cassandra are murdered.
Orestes has returned.
Aegisthus is preparing to murder her.
The ghost of her daughter is following her.
4)

What is Cassandra's final prayer? (from Play 1, Part 4 (p.140150))

Apollo will forgive her.
She will be remembered.
Athena will protect her.
Her death will be avenged.
5)

To Aegisthus's consternation, of what does the chorus remind him? (from Play 1, Part 5 (p.150-159))

He was not fit to be a soldier.
He is half the man that Agamemnon was.
Clytemnestra did all the work in murdering Agamemnon.
He is not of royal blood.
6)

Who comprises the group of women at Agamemnon's tomb? (from Play 2, Part 1 (p. 165-171))

Family servants who have been with them for years.
Female Trojans whom Agamemnon took prisoner.
Priestesses of Apollo.
Amazons.
7)

What do the Furies demand to know in court from Orestes? (from Play 3, Part 3 (p.215-230))

They demand to know how he keeps getting favored by the gods.
They demand to know whether he loved his mother or not.
They demand to know why he was exiled for so many years.
They demand he explain what he did and why.
8)

What is the main conflict between Athena and the Furies? (from Play 3, Part 3 (p.215-230))

The Furies believe Athena is unfavorably judging them.
The Furies wish for Athena to join them.
They argue about whether the old gods or young gods are more relevant.
The Furies want to overthrow Zeus, but Athena will not allow them.
9)

What does Orestes wonder about the women approaching his father's tomb? (from Play 2, Part 1 (p. 165-171))

He wonders if they are there to celebrate his father's life.
He wonders if they are there to desecrate the tomb.
He wonders if they are there to move his father's body to safety.
He wonders if they are there to mourn his father or a new tragedy.
10)

For what does Clytemnestra triumphantly reproach the chorus in the fifth part of "The Agamemnon"? (from Play 1, Part 5 (p.150-159))

Their reliance on the gods to intervene.
Their ignorance about politics.
Underestimating her because of her gender.
Their support of Cassandra.
11)

What does Orestes remind his mother of when she pleads for her life? (from Play 2, Part 4 (9.190-196))

Electra's inability to mourn for her father.
The gods' will.
His love for her.
Her sins.
12)

While mourning her father at his grave, what does Electra pray for the most? (from Play 2, Part 1 (p. 165-171))

Her brother's return.
Her mother's forgiveness.
Menelaus's vengeance on Cltemnestra.
The death of Aegisthus.
13)

How is Aegisthus related to the house of Atreus? (from Play 1, Part 5 (p.150-159))

He is the son of Atreus.
He is the nephew of Atreus.
He is the husband of Atreus's daughter.
He is the cousin of Atreus.
14)

According to Apollo, why should Orestes be left alone? (from Play 3, Part 1 (p. 199-205))

Apollo himself sent Orestes to kill his mother.
Electra would have killed Clytemnestra and Orestes saved her from it.
Clytemnestra deserved to die.
Orestes was meant to kill his mother a long time ago.
15)

What interrupts the chorus's meditations on life at the end of the fourth part of "The Agamemnon"? (from Play 1, Part 4 (p.140150))

Clytemnestra is laughing.
Cassandra is screaming.
Orestes returns to the city.
Agamemnon is screaming.
16)

What is heard from inside the palace after Aegisthus enters it? (from Play 2, Part 3 (p. 183-190))

Aegisthus screaming as he is being murdered.
Orestes screaming as he is murdered by Aegisthus.
Pylades is screaming as Aegisthus murders him.
Electra screaming as Aegisthus murders her.
17)

Why does Apollo claim that Clytemnestra needed to be killed? (from Play 3, Part 1 (p. 199-205))

She killed her husband.
She would have murdered her own children had she not been killed.
Iphigenia was wrongly murdered.
She was an adulteress.
18)

What does Orestes realize about his mother's dream? (from Play 2, Part 2 (p 171-183))

It prophesizes the murder of Clytemnestra by Aegisthus.
It prophesizes the death of Electra
It prophesizes his revenge against his mother.
It prophesizes his failure in his revenge.
19)

Why is it important that Athena know about Orestes' familial relations? (from Play 3, Part 2 (205-215))

Athena cursed Atreus.
Athena favored Agamemnon during the Trojan War.
Athena favored Clytemnestra above all other queens.
Athena favors Electra as a priestess.
20)

What does Athena name the judges who will vote on whether Orestes is guilty or not in the last part of the third play? (from Play 3, Part 3 (p.215-230))

The oracles.
The Areopagus.
The Colopagus.
The Eumidagos.
21)

What does Orestes leave behind at his father's tomb in tribute ? (from Play 2, Part 1 (p. 165-171))

A book of verse.
His sister's letters.
His sword.
A lock of his hair.
22)

Whom must Cilissa go fetch? (from Play 2, Part 3 (p. 183-190))

Aegisthus.
Electra.
The leader of the chorus.
Clytemnestra.
23)

According to the chorus, what is the only thing Electra can pray for while at Agamemnon's grave? (from Play 2, Part 1 (p. 165-171))

Her own freedom.
The return of her family.
The death of her father's murderers.
Her mother's salvation.
24)

What does Clytemnestra call out for when she hears the noise from inside the palace in the third part of "The Libation Bearers"? (from Play 2, Part 3 (p. 183-190))

Zeus's intervention.
A sword.
An axe.
The Furies.
25)

For what does Cassandra pray in the fourth part of the first play? (from Play 1, Part 4 (p.140150))

An easy death.
An afterlife.
Redemption.
Agamemnon to survive.
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