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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 - Orestes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, where does Clytemnestra put the old woman when she brings her to her place?
(a) Interior bedroom.
(b) Shed in the courtyard.
(c) Basement room.
(d) Storeroom.

2. How long after the old woman dies does Mithros die?
(a) The next afternoon.
(b) 2 days.
(c) The next night.
(d) 3 days.

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

4. In Chapter 2, when the boys are set upon by dogs after leaving the man with goats, where does a dog grab Leander?
(a) Buttocks.
(b) Thigh.
(c) Arm.
(d) Ankle.

5. When the man with the goats sends the boys away in Chapter 2, how long does he say that his dogs will follow them?
(a) A mile.
(b) 1/2 a mile.
(c) 2 miles.
(d) 1/3 of a mile.

Short Answer Questions

1. What inspires Agamemnon in Chapter 1 when he comes home?

2. At the end of Chapter 1, who does Clytemnestra see at the end of her bed watching her?

3. How does the man die in Chapter 2 whom the guards find and take water from?

4. In Chapter 2, who finds the house of the old woman where the boys are staying?

5. In Chapter 1, when Agamemnon sent Clytemnestra home, how many men did he send to guard her?

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