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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color was Iphigenia's hair?
(a) Black.
(b) Golden.
(c) Mahogany.
(d) Red.

2. What inspires Agamemnon in Chapter 1 when he comes home?
(a) His wife.
(b) Good wine.
(c) A good dinner.
(d) Bath.

3. Who was rumored to have killed Aegisthus' two half brothers and served them at a feast?
(a) Agamemnon's uncle.
(b) Clytemnestra's father-in-law.
(c) Agamemnon's grandfather.
(d) Clytemnestra's father.

4. In Chapter 4, when Leander and Orestes come to the house of Leander's mother's family, how long do they stay?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 2 days and 2 nights.
(c) 2 days.
(d) A day and night.

5. In Chapter 4, who does Clytemnestra tell Orestes that he can trust?
(a) Her.
(b) No one.
(c) Electra.
(d) Aegisthus.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where are Mitros and Theodotus taken in Chapter 4?

3. How long does it take the old woman to weave poison into the garment that Clytemnestra gives her?

4. In Chapter 3, when there is a revolt, who defeats the marauding forces?

5. In Chapter 2 when the boys are at the house of the man with goats, how close is the next nearest house?

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