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

2. What does the chorus inform Electra of in the beginning of Electra?
(a) An upcoming feast day.
(b) A wedding.
(c) Her brother's arrival.
(d) A funeral.

3. What food and provisions are brought to Electra for her and her guests?
(a) Lamb, olives, and water.
(b) Lamb, flowers, cheese and wine.
(c) Lamb, onions, and potatoes.
(d) Bull, mead and water.

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

5. What has Orestes returned to do in Electra?
(a) Marry Iphegenia.
(b) Marry Electra.
(c) Take the crown from his brother.
(d) Kill Aegisthus and Clytemnestra.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the chorus sing about that would right the wrongs being slain in Electra?

2. Who does Electra send her husband to go find when the strangers enter the cottage?

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

4. Who becomes Clytemnestra's lover?

5. What does Electra chide her husband for after the messenger has appeared?

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