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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 2 after the boys leave the man with goats, what does Orestes see at dawn?
(a) Pigeons.
(b) Seabirds.
(c) Ravens.
(d) Vultures.

2. In Chapter 3, what remains where Mitros' house had been?
(a) A crater.
(b) Trees and scrub.
(c) Broken walls.
(d) Stones and rubble.

3. In Chapter 2 as Orestes and the guards begin to climb, what animals do they see?
(a) Wolves and roe deer.
(b) Antelope and sheep.
(c) Sheep and goats.
(d) Chamois and jackals.

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) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what work are Leander, Mithros, and Orestes offered in return for food and shelter from a man with goats?

2. In Chatper 2 in the story Mithros told, how long did swans fly?

3. As Orestes travels with the guards in Chapter 2, what birds does he notice?

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

5. 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?

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