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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 - Clytemnestra.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Electra consult with in Chapter 3 before she attends Dinos' feast?
(a) Spirits of her sister and father.
(b) Her mother.
(c) An old friend.
(d) Raisa.

2. On page 243, what would it take for the guards to be able to see or sense Clytemnestra?
(a) The feeling of her passing.
(b) A sound or gesture.
(c) The sound of her voice.
(d) A gliding movement.

3. In Chapter 3, where does Electra go to hear news?
(a) Dining room.
(b) Hall outside her mother's room.
(c) Corner of her mother's room.
(d) Courtyard.

4. In Chapter 3, who comes to the palace the morning after most of the boys are returned home?
(a) 3 guards.
(b) 4 of the elders.
(c) Theodotus and the father of Mitros.
(d) 2 soldiers.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 5, what lingers most for Clytemnestra?
(a) Her actions in the past.
(b) Her memories.
(c) Traces of people.
(d) Her deceased husband and daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, how many boys besides Orestes are not returned?

2. What does a guard want to know at the end of Chapter 5 when he speaks to Clytemnestra?

3. In Chapter 5, before Clytemnestra begins to remember words, what is she left with?

4. On page 242, what breaks the silence at night?

5. In Chapter 2, what does Orestes notice in the palace as he waits to welcome his father?

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