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

2. In Chapter 2, when Orestes is left with the other boys, what is the only sound he hears?
(a) Water dripping.
(b) Whispering.
(c) Coughing.
(d) Sneezing.

3. In Chapter 2, what does Orestes notice in the palace as he waits to welcome his father?
(a) Emptiness and silence.
(b) Whispered conversations among the guards.
(c) 3-4 people talking in a nearby room.
(d) Laughing and talking.

4. At the end of Chapter 2, what happens to the dog?
(a) Dies.
(b) Stays at the house.
(c) Follows Leander and Orestes.
(d) Runs away.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 2, how many of the old woman's sons were taken for the army?

3. In Chapter 1, how long were the bodies to remain in the open under the sun?

4. In Chapter 2, when the boys are set upon by dogs after leaving the man with goats, where does a dog grab Leander?

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

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