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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. Who married Electra to her current husband?
(a) Pylades.
(b) Aegisthus.
(c) Orestes.
(d) Agamemnon.

2. Who does Electra tell that her husband is alive?
(a) Orestes.
(b) Clytemnestra.
(c) Eteocles.
(d) Agamemnon.

3. Who does Orestes pretend to be when he meets his sister?
(a) A farmer.
(b) A king.
(c) A beggar.
(d) A messenger.

4. Who does Orestes tell Aegisthus that he and his party are?
(a) Trojans.
(b) Thebians.
(c) Thessalians.
(d) Argives.

5. Who appears in the heavens at the end of Electra?
(a) The Dioscuri.
(b) Artemis.
(c) Dionysus.
(d) Zeus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Clytemnestra's daughter?

2. Who does Oedipus marry?

3. Who is Laius' son?

4. Who does Orestes say must be repaid for his kindness?

5. For what does Aegisthus offer Orestes party water?

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