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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. Who tells Laius NOT to father a child?
(a) Teiresius.
(b) Oracles.
(c) The Dioscuri.
(d) Dionysus.
2. What goddess will be celebrated in the beginning of Electra?
(a) Semele.
(b) Antigone.
(c) Hera.
(d) Artemis.
3. What is Aegisthus preparing to offer the goddess Nymphs in Electra?
(a) A slaughtered lamb.
(b) A slaughtered virgin.
(c) A slaughtered dragon.
(d) A slaughtered bull.
4. What is Oedipus awarded for lifting the torment on Thebes?
(a) The kingdom.
(b) Noblehood.
(c) A diamond.
(d) Gold.
5. When Orestes returns in the end of Electra, what does he offer his sister to do with what she pleases?
(a) The knife he used.
(b) Clytemnestra's corpse.
(c) Aegisthus' corpse.
(d) Pylades' corpse.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Electra doing when Orestes first sees her?
2. What does Aegisthus take to predict the future?
3. Who does Electra call unfaithful, attractive to women, but a worthless coward underneath his pretty face?
4. Who does Aegisthus beg to protect him and destroy his enemies?
5. What is the opening scene of Electra?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who delivers the final judgment in Electra? What is it?
2. What led to Oedipus' downfall?
3. Who are the Phoenician Women? What are their feelings in the play?
4. What does Orestes comment on about riches regarding the farmer? What prompts this?
5. What does Orestes say of Electra's husband (as he pretends to be the messenger)?
6. Why does the servant say Orestes won't be killed by approaching Aegisthus?
7. What does Electra tell the messenger (Orestes) to relay to him about returning?
8. How does Clytemnestra's fate show how punishment for women is different than for men?
9. How is Antigone's entrance in The Phoenician Women used as an aid to the audience?
10. Describe briefly the theme of fate in The Phoenician Women.
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