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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 does Clytemnestra know when Agamemnon is coming home?
(a) Pigeons.
(b) Ravens.
(c) Signal fires.
(d) Runners.

2. What was the name of the woman who returned with Agamemnon?
(a) Agathe.
(b) Daphne.
(c) Cassandra.
(d) Hermione.

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

4. How does the man die in Chapter 2 whom the guards find and take water from?
(a) Knife to the throat.
(b) Poisoned food.
(c) Stabbed in the back.
(d) Poisoned water.

5. In Chapter 1, what family member of the old woman has been taken prisoner?
(a) Granddaughter.
(b) Son.
(c) Daughter.
(d) Grandson.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after the old woman dies does Mithros die?

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

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

4. In Chapter 2, how often are the boys allowed to use the baths?

5. How much older was Iphigenia than Electra?

(see the answer key)

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