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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 3, how many boys besides Orestes are not returned?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

2. In Chapter 1, how long were the bodies to remain in the open under the sun?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 1 day.
(c) A day or two.
(d) 2-3 days.

3. In Chapter 3, when a messenger comes with a message for Aegisthus' what does Electra sees in Aegisthus' eyes?
(a) Frustration.
(b) Anger.
(c) Triumph.
(d) Fear.

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

5. On page 243, what would it take for the guards to be able to see or sense Clytemnestra?
(a) A gliding movement.
(b) A sound or gesture.
(c) The feeling of her passing.
(d) The sound of her voice.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, where will Dinos meet Orestes?

2. In Chapter 2 after the boys leave the man with goats, what does Orestes see at dawn?

3. How does Clytemnestra know when Agamemnon is coming home?

4. In Chapter 3 after the search for Orestes is unfruitful, what does Theodotus wish to send to find the boys?

5. What does a guard want to know at the end of Chapter 5 when he speaks to Clytemnestra?

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