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

2. In Chapter 2 as Orestes and the guards begin to climb, what animals do they see?
(a) Antelope and sheep.
(b) Chamois and jackals.
(c) Sheep and goats.
(d) Wolves and roe deer.

3. In Chapter 2, what swoops down on the boys as they walk to the old woman's house?
(a) Crows.
(b) Hawks.
(c) Bats.
(d) Vultures.

4. At the end of Chapter 5, what do the guards do when Clytemnestra whispers Orestes' name?
(a) Check and make sure Electra and Orestes are safe.
(b) Draw their swords.
(c) Call for more guards.
(d) Run back and forth and check doorways and corners.

5. 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) A gliding movement.
(d) The sound of her voice.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the end of Chapter 3, where does Electra think that she will see Orestes when he returns?

3. In Chapter 2 after the boys leave the man with goats, what does Orestes see at dawn?

4. In Chapter 3, who does Electra think might be a good husband for her?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 5, what does Clytemnestra know will happen in time?

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