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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. What goddess will be celebrated in the beginning of Electra?
(a) Hera.
(b) Artemis.
(c) Antigone.
(d) Semele.

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

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

4. Where does Orestes' party find Aegisthus?
(a) At the palace.
(b) Walking in a meadow.
(c) By the fortress.
(d) On the war field.

5. What has Oedipus outwitted in The Phoenician Women?
(a) The Sphinx.
(b) A dragon.
(c) The Dioscuri.
(d) The king.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Laius NOT to father a child?

2. Who enters with Orestes in his first appearance in Electra?

3. Who becomes Clytemnestra's lover?

4. Orestes tells Electra that he's having second thoughts about killing whom?

5. Who makes up the chorus in Electra?

(see the answer key)

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