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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, how many prisoners did Clytemnestra release in addition to Aegisthus?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

2. In Chapter 2, what does Orestes notice in the palace as he waits to welcome his father?
(a) Whispered conversations among the guards.
(b) Laughing and talking.
(c) Emptiness and silence.
(d) 3-4 people talking in a nearby room.

3. What does Clytemnestra have for Agamemnon when he comes home from murdering Iphigenia?
(a) Wine.
(b) Knife.
(c) Dagger.
(d) Food.

4. In Chapter 2 when the boys are at the house of the man with goats, how close is the next nearest house?
(a) 3 day's walk.
(b) A half a day's walk.
(c) A day's walk.
(d) 2 day's walk.

5. 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) Sheep and goats.
(d) Antelope and sheep.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what would people be to the gods?

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

3. In Chapter 1, why is Iphigenia murdered?

4. In Chapter 2, how many children do a man and a woman have when Orestes and the guards find them and take water?

5. What color was Iphigenia's hair?

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