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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. What does Aegisthus throw on the altar when with Orestes?
(a) Rice.
(b) Barley.
(c) Water.
(d) Wine.

2. Who does Aegisthus beg to protect him and destroy his enemies?
(a) Ares.
(b) Zeus.
(c) The Nymphs.
(d) Dionysus.

3. Orestes fears being tried for what?
(a) Patricide.
(b) Murder.
(c) Matricide.
(d) Theft.

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

5. What is the opening scene of Electra?
(a) A castle.
(b) A war field.
(c) A tower.
(d) A farm cottage.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose servant arrives with food for Electra and her guests?

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

4. In what city-state does Clytemnestra rule?

5. Who says to the dead Aegisthus that his marriage was godless and filled with evil?

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