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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, after Clytemnestra orders men to search for Orestes and the other boys, what does Electra compare her to?
(a) Dog.
(b) Bird.
(c) Peacock.
(d) Lion.

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

3. 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) 2 soldiers.
(c) 5 rough men in armor.
(d) 4 soldiers.

4. In Chapter 1, where does Clytemnestra put the old woman when she brings her to her place?
(a) Interior bedroom.
(b) Storeroom.
(c) Basement room.
(d) Shed in the courtyard.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 2, who finds the house of the old woman where the boys are staying?

3. What are the plans to honor Dinos when he arrives at the palace in Chapter 3?

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

5. In Chapter 2 when the old woman dies, how long have the boys lived with her?

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