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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. In what city-state does Clytemnestra rule?
(a) Thebes.
(b) Athens.
(c) Troy.
(d) Argos.

2. What does Electra's husband chastise her for doing in the beginning of Electra?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Servile tasks.
(c) Beating a cow.
(d) Singing.

3. Who does Orestes pretend to be when he meets his sister?
(a) A beggar.
(b) A king.
(c) A messenger.
(d) A farmer.

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

5. Who does Electra tell that her husband is alive?
(a) Clytemnestra.
(b) Eteocles.
(c) Agamemnon.
(d) Orestes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose marriage in Electra has NOT been consummated?

3. Who enters with Orestes in his first appearance in Electra?

4. What is Electra doing when Orestes first sees her?

5. By what is Orestes recognized?

(see the answer key)

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