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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 - Orestes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, why is Iphigenia murdered?
(a) She tried to murder her father.
(b) Punish her for thievery.
(c) She tried to take the throne.
(d) Success for the army.

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

3. When the man with the goats sends the boys away in Chapter 2, how long does he say that his dogs will follow them?
(a) 2 miles.
(b) A mile.
(c) 1/3 of a mile.
(d) 1/2 a mile.

4. In Chapter 1, how many men did Aegisthus have that were loyal to him?
(a) 500.
(b) 600.
(c) 750.
(d) 450.

5. In Chapter 1, when Clytemnestra tried to curse her husband and the men who are sacrificing her daughter, what happened to her?
(a) She was slapped and silenced.
(b) She was beaten with a belt.
(c) She was tied to a pole.
(d) She was kicked and beaten.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2 as Orestes and the guards begin to climb, what animals do they see?

2. In Chapter 2, where do the guards and Orestes find water after they leave a man dead near a cottage?

3. In Chapter 1, who told Clytemnestra that Iphigenia is to be sacrificed?

4. In Chapter 1, what would people be to the gods?

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

(see the answer key)

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