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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Phoenician Women, pages 98-113.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Electra say was NOT properly buried?
(a) Clytemnestra.
(b) Aegisthus.
(c) Iphegenia.
(d) Agamemnon.

2. Who tells Laius NOT to father a child?
(a) The Dioscuri.
(b) Teiresius.
(c) Dionysus.
(d) Oracles.

3. The old servant tells Orestes he must kill Aegisthus, but not where?
(a) In the country.
(b) On a grave.
(c) Within the city.
(d) By the river.

4. What does the chorus do in Electra when Orestes is discovered?
(a) Scream.
(b) Weep.
(c) Rejoice.
(d) Run.

5. Who locks Oedipus in the palace in shame?
(a) His daughters.
(b) His sons.
(c) Creon.
(d) His wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whose daughter is Polyneices married?

2. In what city-state does Clytemnestra rule?

3. By what is Orestes recognized?

4. Who was Clytemnestra's first husband?

5. Who comes to inform Electra of the success of Orestes' deed?

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