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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Electra, pages 42-66.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. By what is Orestes recognized?
(a) His mouth.
(b) A freckle.
(c) A scar.
(d) His eyes.

4. Who does Electra explain to her guests the servant is?
(a) The one who killed Pylades.
(b) The one who saved Orestes.
(c) The one who killed Agamemnon.
(d) The one who works for Clytemnestra.

5. Whose servant arrives with food for Electra and her guests?
(a) Aegisthus'.
(b) Orestes'.
(c) Clytemnestra's.
(d) Agamemnon's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Orestes returned to do in Electra?

2. Who does Aegisthus beg to protect him and destroy his enemies?

3. Who is killed in sacrifice for the Trojan War?

4. Who is Agamemnon's son?

5. How did Orestes attain the mark the servant speaks of?

(see the answer key)

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