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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 - Electra.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Clytemnestra have for Agamemnon when he comes home from murdering Iphigenia?
(a) Knife.
(b) Dagger.
(c) Food.
(d) Wine.

2. When was Clytemnestra released from the pit in Chapter 1?
(a) Second day.
(b) Third night.
(c) First night.
(d) Third day.

3. In Chapter 1, where does Clytemnestra put the old woman when she brings her to her place?
(a) Storeroom.
(b) Basement room.
(c) Shed in the courtyard.
(d) Interior bedroom.

4. In Chapter 3, who sends a message and asks Electra to go to his house?
(a) Cobon.
(b) Theodotus.
(c) Achilles.
(d) Mitros.

5. What are the plans to honor Dinos when he arrives at the palace in Chapter 3?
(a) A play and a feast.
(b) Many gifts and a feast.
(c) A bride and a feast.
(d) A spectacle in the streets and then a feast.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2 after the boys leave the man with goats, what does Orestes see at dawn?

2. In Chapter 2, where do the guards and Orestes find water after they leave a man dead near a cottage?

3. In Chapter 1, how many men did Aegisthus have that were loyal to him?

4. How does Electra's mother react when Electra arrives for Dinos' feast in Chapter 3?

5. What makeup did Iphigenia and Clytemnestra wear in Chapter 1 when it was time for the sacrifice?

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