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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1 - Clytemnestra.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Clytemnestra know when Agamemnon is coming home?
(a) Signal fires.
(b) Runners.
(c) Pigeons.
(d) Ravens.

3. What does Clytemnestra have for Agamemnon when he comes home from murdering Iphigenia?
(a) Food.
(b) Wine.
(c) Dagger.
(d) Knife.

4. In Chapter 1, how long had Agamemnon been gone?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 4 years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, how many prisoners did Clytemnestra release in addition to Aegisthus?

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

3. In Chapter 1, what family member of the old woman has been taken prisoner?

4. How much older was Iphigenia than Electra?

5. What did the soldiers want to do to Achilles in Chapter 1, when he asked that Iphigenia not be killed?

(see the answer key)

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