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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 old was Iphigenia when she went to her father thinking she would be married?
(a) 15.
(b) 17.
(c) 18.
(d) 16.

2. In Chapter 1, what would people be to the gods?
(a) Sound of running water.
(b) Sound of wind in the trees.
(c) Ants.
(d) Bees.

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

4. In Chapter 2, where does a guard take Orestes when he leaves his mother's room?
(a) Banquet hall.
(b) His room.
(c) Gardens.
(d) Main hall.

5. In Chapter 1, how long had Agamemnon been gone?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 2 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take the old woman to weave poison into the garment that Clytemnestra gives her?

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

3. What did the old woman whisper in Chapter 2 before she died?

4. In Chapter 2, what work are Leander, Mithros, and Orestes offered in return for food and shelter from a man with goats?

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

(see the answer key)

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