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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Oedipus marry?
(a) Electra.
(b) Jocasta.
(c) Antigone.
(d) Eteocles.

2. What does Aegisthus throw on the altar when with Orestes?
(a) Barley.
(b) Water.
(c) Wine.
(d) Rice.

3. What does Laius do with his son?
(a) Abandons him to die.
(b) Buries him alive.
(c) Kills him.
(d) Sells him to a farmer.

4. How long is Agamemnon gone to war?
(a) Three years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Fifteen years.
(d) One year.

5. Who enters with Orestes in his first appearance in Electra?
(a) Aegisthus.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Jocasta.
(d) Pylades.

6. By what is Orestes recognized?
(a) His eyes.
(b) His mouth.
(c) A freckle.
(d) A scar.

7. Clytemnestra claim's she only avenged whose death?
(a) Her daughter's.
(b) Her husband's.
(c) Her mother's.
(d) Her son's.

8. Who is the wife of Laius?
(a) Antigone.
(b) Electra.
(c) Jocasta.
(d) Polyneices.

9. Who is Electra married to?
(a) Aegisthus.
(b) Pylades.
(c) Orestes.
(d) A poor farmer.

10. Who kills Laius in The Phoenician Women?
(a) Eteocles.
(b) Jocasta.
(c) Oedipus.
(d) Antigone.

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

12. The chorus in The Phoenician Women is waiting to be sent where?
(a) Dionysus' shrine.
(b) Loxias' oracle.
(c) Teiresius' oracle.
(d) Apollo's shrine.

13. Who has Agamemnon brought back as a concubine from the war?
(a) Iphegenia.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) Antigone.
(d) Clytemnestra.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the chorus sing of, that went with Agamemnon to war?

2. Where does The Phoenician Women take place?

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

4. When Orestes returns, who does Electra praise for his faithful friendship?

5. Whose servant arrives with food for Electra and her guests?

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