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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 1, while Clytenmestra was speaking with Achilles, who came to the tents where she was staying with Iphigenia?
(a) 4 soldiers.
(b) 2 soldiers.
(c) 3 rough men in armor.
(d) 5 rough men in armor.

3. In Chatper 2 in the story Mithros told, how long did swans fly?
(a) 900 years.
(b) 120 years.
(c) 50 years.
(d) 300 years.

4. In what direction do Leander, Mithros, and Orestes travel when they escape?
(a) North.
(b) West.
(c) South.
(d) East.

5. How much older was Iphigenia than Electra?
(a) 18 months.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 10 months.
(d) 2 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, why is Iphigenia murdered?

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

3. In Chapter 1, what did Agamemnon plan to kill before killing Iphigenia?

4. In Chapter 2, when there is no food or water what does Orestes smell and then see?

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

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