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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. For what does Aegisthus offer Orestes party water?
(a) To drink.
(b) To wash.
(c) To clean meat.
(d) To give to their maidens.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Aegisthus preparing to offer the goddess Nymphs in Electra?

2. When Orestes returns in the end of Electra, what does he offer his sister to do with what she pleases?

3. Whose marriage in Electra has NOT been consummated?

4. Who does Aegisthus beg to protect him and destroy his enemies?

5. Who does the chorus sing about that would right the wrongs being slain in Electra?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the farmer chide Electra for as she speaks to Orestes in Part Two of Electra?

2. What is the irony of Electra's stance on woman's subservience?

3. Describe briefly the theme of fate in The Phoenician Women.

4. How does Clytemnestra's fate show how punishment for women is different than for men?

5. What does Orestes ask of the old man at the cottage?

6. Describe the dramatic irony in the messenger's speech to Electra in Part Three of the play.

7. What is the central conflict in The Phoenician Women?

8. What happened to Agamemnon? What does the exposition tell us happened with Orestes and Electra?

9. The end of the Electra reveals the author's (and likely the society's) point of view. What is it?

10. What does the chorus sing of once Orestes and Electra exit in Part Two of Electra?

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