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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 did Agamemnon plan to kill before killing Iphigenia?
(a) Calves.
(b) Lambs.
(c) Bulls.
(d) Heifers.

2. How long after the old woman dies does Mithros die?
(a) 3 days.
(b) The next afternoon.
(c) The next night.
(d) 2 days.

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

4. In Chapter 2 when the boys are at the house of the man with goats, how close is the next nearest house?
(a) 3 day's walk.
(b) 2 day's walk.
(c) A half a day's walk.
(d) A day's walk.

5. When Orestes is sent to the bath in Chapter 2, how many other boys are already there?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, how many children do a man and a woman have when Orestes and the guards find them and take water?

2. What inspires Agamemnon in Chapter 1 when he comes home?

3. In Chapter 2, how often are the boys allowed to use the baths?

4. In Chapter 1, why is Iphigenia murdered?

5. At the end of Chapter 1, who does Clytemnestra see at the end of her bed watching her?

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