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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Electra want Orestes to kill their mother in Chapter 4?
(a) Slit her throat.
(b) Stab her.
(c) Suffocate her.
(d) Make her trip and hit her head.

2. In Chapter 3, who did Aegisthus say murdered Electra's father?
(a) Clytemnestra.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) Agamemnom's soldiers.
(d) He did.

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

4. In Chapter 2, how many of the old woman's sons were taken for the army?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

5. What did the old woman whisper in Chapter 2 before she died?
(a) A story.
(b) A poem.
(c) Names.
(d) A song.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, where does Electra say that two of Aegisthus' friends took her on the day her father returned from war?

2. In Chapter 5, what replaces truth and knowledge?

3. In Chapter 4, as the boys are in soft hills, what does Leander catch in a trap?

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

5. In Chapter 3, how many boys besides Orestes are not returned?

(see the answer key)

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