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

2. Electra condemns all men who confuse what with power?
(a) Lust.
(b) Love.
(c) Money.
(d) Rage.

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

4. Who makes up the chorus in Electra?
(a) Argive peasant women.
(b) Trojan women.
(c) Thebian peasant women.
(d) Phoenician women.

5. Orestes fears being tried for what?
(a) Murder.
(b) Patricide.
(c) Theft.
(d) Matricide.

Short Answer Questions

1. The old servant tells Orestes he must kill Aegisthus, but not where?

2. Who says that good character cannot be judged by riches, poverty or courage?

3. By what is Orestes recognized?

4. Who says our daily food is a small matter in Electra?

5. Who does Electra say was NOT properly buried?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Electra do when she first sees Orestes?

4. Why and with whom has Orestes returned to Argos? Where do we first find him in the play Electra?

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

6. Who recognizes Orestes?

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

8. Why does the servant say Orestes won't be killed by approaching Aegisthus?

9. How does Electra react to the strangers coming into her home?

10. What is Electra doing when she first enters the play? What does her farmer chide her for?

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