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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 says to the dead Aegisthus that his marriage was godless and filled with evil?
(a) Clytemnestra.
(b) The farmer.
(c) Electra.
(d) Orestes.

2. Where does Agamemnon go to fight?
(a) Thebes.
(b) Troy.
(c) Olympus.
(d) Argos.

3. What does Orestes ask the old servant once he is discovered?
(a) Whether Aegisthus is dead.
(b) Whether he has any friends left in Argos.
(c) Whether his fiancee is married.
(d) Whether Agamemnon is alive.

4. What is Electra doing when Orestes first sees her?
(a) Attending a banquet.
(b) Singing.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Getting married.

5. Who does Electra call unfaithful, attractive to women, but a worthless coward underneath his pretty face?
(a) Orestes.
(b) Clytemnestra.
(c) Aegisthus.
(d) Pylades.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is Agamemnon gone to war?

2. Who kills Agamemnon?

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

4. Who does Electra NOT want the body to be seen by?

5. Who does Orestes tell Aegisthus he is going to make a sacrifice for?

(see the answer key)

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