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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what swoops down on the boys as they walk to the old woman's house?
(a) Bats.
(b) Crows.
(c) Vultures.
(d) Hawks.

2. In Chapter 4, where are the rebels gaining strength?
(a) Outside the palace.
(b) In villages.
(c) In the mountains.
(d) By the sea.

3. How long does it take the old woman to weave poison into the garment that Clytemnestra gives her?
(a) A few minutes.
(b) Several hours.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.

4. When the man with the goats sends the boys away in Chapter 2, how long does he say that his dogs will follow them?
(a) 2 miles.
(b) 1/2 a mile.
(c) A mile.
(d) 1/3 of a mile.

5. In Chapter 2, when Orestes and the guards reach their destination, how many boys are already there?
(a) 8-11.
(b) 10 or more.
(c) 11-13.
(d) 5-6.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 3, who did Aegisthus say murdered Electra's father?

3. How much older was Iphigenia than Electra?

4. On page 242, who does Clytemnestra realize she is looking for?

5. In Chapter 2, where does a guard take Orestes when he leaves his mother's room?

(see the answer key)

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