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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 2, what work are Leander, Mithros, and Orestes offered in return for food and shelter from a man with goats?
(a) Milk goats.
(b) Sow a field.
(c) Clean out barns.
(d) Dig ditches.

2. In Chapter 2, where do the guards and Orestes find water after they leave a man dead near a cottage?
(a) Puddle.
(b) Stream.
(c) Well.
(d) House.

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

4. In Chapter 2, how many of the old woman's sons were taken for the army?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

5. In Chapter 1, who told Clytemnestra that Iphigenia is to be sacrificed?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) A serving woman.
(d) A cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, when Agamemnon sent Clytemnestra home, how many men did he send to guard her?

2. In what direction do Leander, Mithros, and Orestes travel when they escape?

3. In Chapter 2, when Orestes and the guards reach their destination, how many boys are already there?

4. When the man with the goats sends the boys away in Chapter 2, how long does he say that his dogs will follow them?

5. What was the name of the woman who returned with Agamemnon?

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