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

2. 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 kicked and beaten.
(c) She was beaten with a belt.
(d) She was tied to a pole.

3. In Chapter 2, how many guards lead Orestes away from the palace?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

4. In Chapter 2, when there is no food or water what does Orestes smell and then see?
(a) Dead cattle.
(b) Dead horses.
(c) Dead bodies.
(d) Dead sheep.

5. In Chapter 1, how long were the bodies to remain in the open under the sun?
(a) A day or two.
(b) 2-3 days.
(c) 1 day.
(d) 4 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clytemnestra have for Agamemnon when he comes home from murdering Iphigenia?

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

3. How long after the old woman dies does Mithros die?

4. What did the old woman whisper in Chapter 2 before she died?

5. In Chapter 1, how long had Aegisthus been held hostage?

(see the answer key)

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