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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Electra, pages 23-42.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Orestes attain the mark the servant speaks of?
(a) He was born with it.
(b) He was dropped as a child.
(c) He was shot with an arrow.
(d) Chasing a fawn.

5. Who married Electra to her current husband?
(a) Orestes.
(b) Pylades.
(c) Aegisthus.
(d) Agamemnon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Electra tell that her husband is alive?

2. Who has a plan for how to kill Clytemnestra?

3. The old servant tells Orestes he must kill Aegisthus, but not where?

4. What is the opening scene of Electra?

5. What does Electra's husband say that it's improper for Electra to do?

(see the answer key)

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