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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, why is Iphigenia murdered?
(a) Punish her for thievery.
(b) She tried to take the throne.
(c) She tried to murder her father.
(d) Success for the army.

2. In Chapter 1, where does the old and difficult woman with powers live?
(a) In a village on an island in the river.
(b) Beyond the river and toward the grey mountains.
(c) In house that touches the clouds.
(d) Beyond the river and towards the blue mountains.

3. In Chapter 2, when Orestes and the guards reach their destination, how many boys are already there?
(a) 10 or more.
(b) 11-13.
(c) 5-6.
(d) 8-11.

4. How does Electra's mother react when Electra arrives for Dinos' feast in Chapter 3?
(a) Angry.
(b) Disgusted.
(c) Pleased.
(d) Annoyed.

5. In Chapter 1, who told Clytemnestra that Iphigenia is to be sacrificed?
(a) Achilles.
(b) A serving woman.
(c) A cook.
(d) Agamemnon.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, who finds the house of the old woman where the boys are staying?

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

3. In Chapter 3, after Electra is ready for the feast to honor Dinos, how many servants remain near her room to tell her when the guests arrive?

4. In Chapter 1, when Clytemnestra tried to curse her husband and the men who are sacrificing her daughter, what happened to her?

5. In Chapter 3, who comes to the palace the morning after most of the boys are returned home?

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