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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) Aegisthus.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Iphegenia.
(d) Clytemnestra.

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

3. Who enters with Orestes in his first appearance in Electra?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Pylades.
(c) Aegisthus.
(d) Jocasta.

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

5. Who becomes Clytemnestra's lover?
(a) Pentheus.
(b) Orestes.
(c) Aegisthus.
(d) Agamemnon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the chorus inform Electra of in the beginning of Electra?

2. Who does Orestes say must be repaid for his kindness?

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

4. What does Electra ask her husband to get for them?

5. Who does Orestes pretend to be when he meets his sister?

(see the answer key)

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