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

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

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

4. In Chapter 1, how long had Aegisthus been held hostage?
(a) 3 years.
(b) About 6 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) More than 5 years.

5. How does the man die in Chapter 2 whom the guards find and take water from?
(a) Stabbed in the back.
(b) Poisoned food.
(c) Knife to the throat.
(d) Poisoned water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color was Iphigenia's hair?

2. At the end of Chapter 1, who does Clytemnestra see at the end of her bed watching her?

3. In Chapter 2, what swoops down on the boys as they walk to the old woman's house?

4. In Chapter 1, while Clytenmestra was speaking with Achilles, who came to the tents where she was staying with Iphigenia?

5. In Chapter 2, when there is no food or water what does Orestes smell and then see?

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