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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 much older was Iphigenia than Electra?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 10 months.
(d) 18 months.

2. In Chapter 2, where do the guards and Orestes find water after they leave a man dead near a cottage?
(a) House.
(b) Puddle.
(c) Well.
(d) Stream.

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

4. In Chapter 1, when Clytemnestra tried to curse her husband and the men who are sacrificing her daughter, what happened to her?
(a) She was slapped and silenced.
(b) She was tied to a pole.
(c) She was beaten with a belt.
(d) She was kicked and beaten.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 1, who told Clytemnestra that Iphigenia is to be sacrificed?

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

5. What does Clytemnestra have for Agamemnon when he comes home from murdering Iphigenia?

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