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

2. In what direction do Leander, Mithros, and Orestes travel when they escape?
(a) West.
(b) East.
(c) South.
(d) North.

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

4. How much older was Iphigenia than Electra?
(a) 18 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 10 months.

5. In Chapter 1, what did Clytemnestra want the old woman to weave poison into?
(a) Shirt.
(b) Robe.
(c) Belt.
(d) Tunic.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, when Orestes is left with the other boys, what is the only sound he hears?

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

3. In Chapter 3, who does Electra think might be a good husband for her?

4. In Chapter 3 after the search for Orestes is unfruitful, what does Theodotus wish to send to find the boys?

5. In Chapter 2, when the boys are set upon by dogs after leaving the man with goats, where does a dog grab Leander?

(see the answer key)

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