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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 the chorus sing about that would right the wrongs being slain in Electra?
(a) Clytemnestra and Aegisthus.
(b) Antigone and Aegisthus.
(c) Agamemnon.
(d) Electra and Orestes.

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

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

4. Who does Electra say would recognize her brother if he saw him?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Iphegenia.
(d) Her father's servant.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is Agamemnon gone to war?

2. What goddess will be celebrated in the beginning of Electra?

3. Who walks around Orestes looking at him in the cottage?

4. By what is Orestes recognized?

5. Where does Agamemnon go to fight?

(see the answer key)

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