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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 - Orestes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 1, who does Clytemnestra see at the end of her bed watching her?
(a) Electra.
(b) Young girl.
(c) Old woman.
(d) Orestes.

2. In Chapter 1, what would people be to the gods?
(a) Sound of wind in the trees.
(b) Ants.
(c) Sound of running water.
(d) Bees.

3. In Chapter 1, when Agamemnon sent Clytemnestra home, how many men did he send to guard her?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what does Orestes notice in the palace as he waits to welcome his father?

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

3. In Chapter 2, where does a guard take Orestes when he leaves his mother's room?

4. In Chapter 1, how old was Iphigenia when she went to her father thinking she would be married?

5. In Chapter 2, what does a guard discover when he goes to look for food?

(see the answer key)

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