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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Phoenician Women, pages 73-98.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The old servant tells Orestes he must kill Aegisthus, but not where?
(a) In the country.
(b) By the river.
(c) On a grave.
(d) Within the city.

2. Who is Laius' son?
(a) Eteocles.
(b) Polyneices.
(c) Oedipus.
(d) Teiresius.

3. What kind of knife does Orestes ask for to butcher the animal?
(a) Arteman.
(b) Andrean.
(c) Dorian.
(d) Phthian.

4. Who does Orestes say must be repaid for his kindness?
(a) Electra.
(b) Aegisthus.
(c) The farmer.
(d) The old man.

5. Electra condemns all men who confuse what with power?
(a) Rage.
(b) Money.
(c) Lust.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has called a truce to attempt to make peace in The Phoenician Women?

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

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

4. What does Electra have upon hear head when she first enters the play?

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

(see the answer key)

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