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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the man with the goats sends the boys away in Chapter 2, how long does he say that his dogs will follow them?
(a) 1/3 of a mile.
(b) 1/2 a mile.
(c) 2 miles.
(d) A mile.

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

3. What did the old woman whisper in Chapter 2 before she died?
(a) A poem.
(b) A story.
(c) Names.
(d) A song.

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

5. In Chapter 1, how many men did Aegisthus have that were loyal to him?
(a) 750.
(b) 600.
(c) 450.
(d) 500.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How much older was Iphigenia than Electra?

4. In Chapter 2, when Orestes is left with the other boys, what is the only sound he hears?

5. Who was rumored to have killed Aegisthus' two half brothers and served them at a feast?

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