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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 3, who comes to the palace the morning after most of the boys are returned home?
(a) Theodotus and the father of Mitros.
(b) 3 guards.
(c) 2 soldiers.
(d) 4 of the elders.

2. At the beginning of Chapter 3, where do a set of winding steps lead?
(a) A view of the sea.
(b) A place that was once a garden.
(c) An old dwelling.
(d) An old temple.

3. Who was rumored to have killed Aegisthus' two half brothers and served them at a feast?
(a) Clytemnestra's father-in-law.
(b) Agamemnon's uncle.
(c) Agamemnon's grandfather.
(d) Clytemnestra's father.

4. In Chapter 3 when Theodotus, Mitros, and other men come to speak with Clytemnestra, how many men will she see at a time?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 3, how many men are sent to find Orestes and the other boys?

3. After men are sent to find Orestes in Chapter 3, how does Electra think her mother spends the rest of the day?

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

5. In Chapter 1, what did Clytemnestra want the old woman to weave poison into?

(see the answer key)

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