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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Electra, pages 42-66.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who invites the messengers into the cottage?
(a) The farmer.
(b) Clytemnestra.
(c) Electra.
(d) Aegisthus.

2. Who does the chorus sing of, that went with Agamemnon to war?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Oedipus.
(c) Hera.
(d) Dioscuri.

3. Who recognizes Orestes in the cottage?
(a) Clytemnestra.
(b) Electra.
(c) Agamemnon's servant.
(d) Aegisthus.

4. What does Electra ask her husband to get for them?
(a) Weapons.
(b) Gold.
(c) Provisions.
(d) Spices.

5. What does Electra chide her husband for after the messenger has appeared?
(a) Raping her.
(b) Abusing her.
(c) Not feeding her.
(d) Mistrusting her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aegisthus throw on the altar when with Orestes?

2. Who does Aegisthus want to kill for fear of revenge?

3. What does the chorus do in Electra when Orestes is discovered?

4. In what city-state does Clytemnestra rule?

5. Whose servant arrives with food for Electra and her guests?

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