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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, while Clytenmestra was speaking with Achilles, who came to the tents where she was staying with Iphigenia?
(a) 3 rough men in armor.
(b) 5 rough men in armor.
(c) 2 soldiers.
(d) 4 soldiers.

2. In Chapter 2 when the old woman dies, how long have the boys lived with her?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 2 years.

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

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

5. In Chapter 2, what does a guard discover when he goes to look for food?
(a) Bandits are in the woods.
(b) Some soldiers and slaves have escaped.
(c) The wells have been poisoned.
(d) The fields have been salted.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Clytemnestra know when Agamemnon is coming home?

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

4. What was the name of the woman who returned with Agamemnon?

5. In Chapter 2 when water is found in a house with a man and a woman, how much is Orestes given?

(see the answer key)

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