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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, how long had Aegisthus been held hostage?
(a) More than 5 years.
(b) About 6 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 4 years.

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

3. 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) A mile.
(b) 2 miles.
(c) 1/3 of a mile.
(d) 1/2 a mile.

4. At the end of Chapter 2, what happens to the dog?
(a) Follows Leander and Orestes.
(b) Runs away.
(c) Stays at the house.
(d) Dies.

5. In Chapter 2, what does Orestes notice in the palace as he waits to welcome his father?
(a) Laughing and talking.
(b) Whispered conversations among the guards.
(c) 3-4 people talking in a nearby room.
(d) Emptiness and silence.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Clytemnestra released from the pit in Chapter 1?

2. In Chapter 3, how many boys besides Orestes are not returned?

3. In Chapter 3, where does Electra get new clothes?

4. In Chapter 1, where does Clytemnestra put the old woman when she brings her to her place?

5. In Chapter 2, how many children do a man and a woman have when Orestes and the guards find them and take water?

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