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

2. What does Electra ask her husband to get for them?
(a) Gold.
(b) Spices.
(c) Provisions.
(d) Weapons.

3. Who invites the messengers into the cottage?
(a) Aegisthus.
(b) Clytemnestra.
(c) Electra.
(d) The farmer.

4. Who does Electra NOT want the body to be seen by?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Orestes.
(c) Pylades.
(d) Clytemnestra.

5. Who does Aegisthus want to kill for fear of revenge?
(a) Pylades.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Clytemnestra.
(d) Orestes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who walks around Orestes looking at him in the cottage?

2. By what is Orestes recognized?

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

4. Who married Electra to her current husband?

5. What kind of blade does Orestes use to skin the animal with Aegisthus?

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