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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, what family member of the old woman has been taken prisoner?
(a) Son.
(b) Daughter.
(c) Granddaughter.
(d) Grandson.

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

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

4. In Chapter 1, how old was Iphigenia when she went to her father thinking she would be married?
(a) 15.
(b) 16.
(c) 17.
(d) 18.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As Orestes travels with the guards in Chapter 2, what birds does he notice?

2. In Chapter 2, when Orestes is left with the other boys, what is the only sound he hears?

3. In Chapter 2, what work are Leander, Mithros, and Orestes offered in return for food and shelter from a man with goats?

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

5. In Chatper 2 in the story Mithros told, how long did swans fly?

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