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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what work are Leander, Mithros, and Orestes offered in return for food and shelter from a man with goats?
(a) Clean out barns.
(b) Sow a field.
(c) Milk goats.
(d) Dig ditches.

2. In Chapter 3, how many female servants are pregnant with Aegisthus' child or already have a baby by him?
(a) 4-5.
(b) 1-2.
(c) 3-4.
(d) 2-3.

3. What comes to Clytemnestra in Chapter 5?
(a) Outlines and voices.
(b) Thoughts of people.
(c) Faints wisps of consciousness.
(d) Animals and breezes.

4. In Chapter 2, where do the guards and Orestes find water after they leave a man dead near a cottage?
(a) Puddle.
(b) Well.
(c) House.
(d) Stream.

5. On page 242, what breaks the silence at night?
(a) Dogs and cats.
(b) Wind and rain.
(c) Guards and lizards.
(d) Guards and cats.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the man with the goats sends the boys away in Chapter 2, how long does he say that his dogs will follow them?

2. In Chapter 2 when water is found in a house with a man and a woman, how much is Orestes given?

3. In Chapter 3, after Electra is ready for the feast to honor Dinos, how many servants remain near her room to tell her when the guests arrive?

4. On page 241, what is the first word that occurs to Clytemnestra?

5. Where does Clytemnestra walk on page 241?

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