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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Electra.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Electra": What does Orestes drop on the king's head when the king is looking at the entrails?
(a) A stone.
(b) A board.
(c) An axe.
(d) A sword.

2. "Trojan Women": To whom is Helen married?
(a) Menelaus.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Jason.
(d) Achilles.

3. "Trojan Women": What activities are heard during the opening scene?
(a) Death and wailing.
(b) Packing and moving.
(c) Joy and victory.
(d) Happiness and laughter.

4. "Medea": Whom did Jason make an agreement with King Creon to marry?
(a) Creon's niece.
(b) Creon's sister.
(c) Creon's aunt.
(d) Creon's daughter.

5. "Hippolytus": Who gave Theseus the wish he uses to call down death on Hippolytus?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Hades.
(d) Ares.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Electra": Where is Orestes going to be tried and acquitted?

2. "Ion": Which god is Xuthus's father, Aeolus, the son of?

3. "Medea": Where did Jason and Medea travel to make a home and future for their children?

4. "Hippolytus": For what reason does Theseus think his wife has killed herself after reading and misunderstanding her note?

5. "Hippolytus": Hippolytus's father is in exile to pay penance for a crime committed where?

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