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

2. When Orestes returns in the end of Electra, what does he offer his sister to do with what she pleases?
(a) Clytemnestra's corpse.
(b) Aegisthus' corpse.
(c) Pylades' corpse.
(d) The knife he used.

3. What is Aegisthus preparing to offer the goddess Nymphs in Electra?
(a) A slaughtered bull.
(b) A slaughtered dragon.
(c) A slaughtered lamb.
(d) A slaughtered virgin.

4. Who was Clytemnestra's first husband?
(a) Aegisthus.
(b) Orestes.
(c) Pentheus.
(d) Agamemnon.

5. What does Aegisthus take to predict the future?
(a) Tea leaves.
(b) A mirror.
(c) The bull's innards.
(d) A bowl of water.

Short Answer Questions

1. Clytemnestra claim's she only avenged whose death?

2. What does Orestes ask the old servant once he is discovered?

3. What does the chorus inform Electra of in the beginning of Electra?

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

5. Who does Aegisthus beg to protect him and destroy his enemies?

(see the answer key)

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