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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, why is Iphigenia murdered?
(a) She tried to murder her father.
(b) Success for the army.
(c) Punish her for thievery.
(d) She tried to take the throne.

2. In Chapter 1, while Clytenmestra was speaking with Achilles, who came to the tents where she was staying with Iphigenia?
(a) 5 rough men in armor.
(b) 3 rough men in armor.
(c) 2 soldiers.
(d) 4 soldiers.

3. In Chapter 1, how many men did Aegisthus have that were loyal to him?
(a) 600.
(b) 500.
(c) 450.
(d) 750.

4. In Chapter 3, what does Electra remember hearing at nightfall when she and her sister would meet in a deserted place?
(a) Calls of owls.
(b) Shrieks of hawks.
(c) Birdsong.
(d) Howls of wolves.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, when Clytemnestra tried to curse her husband and the men who are sacrificing her daughter, what happened to her?

2. At the end of Chapter 2, what happens to the dog?

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

4. In Chapter 2, where do the guards and Orestes find water after they leave a man dead near a cottage?

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

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