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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, how many guards lead Orestes away from the palace?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

2. In Chapter 2, how often are the boys allowed to use the baths?
(a) Once a week.
(b) Once a month.
(c) Twice a week.
(d) Every other week.

3. In Chapter 3, where does Electra say that two of Aegisthus' friends took her on the day her father returned from war?
(a) The courtyard.
(b) Her room.
(c) Iphigenia's room.
(d) Dungeons.

4. In Chapter 1, where does the old and difficult woman with powers live?
(a) Beyond the river and toward the grey mountains.
(b) In house that touches the clouds.
(c) Beyond the river and towards the blue mountains.
(d) In a village on an island in the river.

5. In Chapter 4, who accompanies Leander and Orestes for a ways when they leave the village of Leander's mother's family?
(a) 2 of Leander's cousins.
(b) 3 of Leander's uncles.
(c) 3 of Leander's cousins.
(d) 2 of Leander's uncles.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4 when Leander and Orestes come across a fast-flowing stream, how far does Leander think they are from a village where his mother's family is from?

2. In Chapter 4, where does Orestes first stab his mother?

3. Who was rumored to have killed Aegisthus' two half brothers and served them at a feast?

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?

5. In Chapter 3, how many female servants are pregnant with Aegisthus' child or already have a baby by him?

(see the answer key)

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