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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. How did Orestes attain the mark the servant speaks of?
(a) He was shot with an arrow.
(b) He was dropped as a child.
(c) Chasing a fawn.
(d) He was born with it.

2. What does Electra have upon hear head when she first enters the play?
(a) A crown.
(b) A wig.
(c) A tiara.
(d) A water jug.

3. Who recognizes Orestes in the cottage?
(a) Aegisthus.
(b) Agamemnon's servant.
(c) Clytemnestra.
(d) Electra.

4. Who has called a truce to attempt to make peace in The Phoenician Women?
(a) Polyneices.
(b) Oedipus.
(c) Antigone.
(d) Jocasta.

5. How many children does Oedipus have?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who kills Agamemnon?

2. The chorus in The Phoenician Women is waiting to be sent where?

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

4. Who does Electra say was NOT properly buried?

5. Who does Orestes tell Aegisthus that he and his party are?

(see the answer key)

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