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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) Scream.
(b) Rejoice.
(c) Run.
(d) Weep.

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

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

4. Who has a plan for how to kill Clytemnestra?
(a) The old servant.
(b) Orestes.
(c) Electra.
(d) Aegisthus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says that good character cannot be judged by riches, poverty or courage?

2. What does Electra have upon hear head when she first enters the play?

3. Who becomes Clytemnestra's lover?

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

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

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