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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 2 when the old woman dies, how long have the boys lived with her?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 3 years.

3. At the end of Chapter 1, who does Clytemnestra see at the end of her bed watching her?
(a) Orestes.
(b) Young girl.
(c) Old woman.
(d) Electra.

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

5. In Chapter 2 when water is found in a house with a man and a woman, how much is Orestes given?
(a) 1 cups.
(b) About 1/2 a cup.
(c) 2 cups.
(d) All he can drink.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was rumored to have killed Aegisthus' two half brothers and served them at a feast?

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

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

4. As Orestes travels with the guards in Chapter 2, what birds does he notice?

5. In Chatper 2 in the story Mithros told, how long did swans fly?

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