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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, what does Theodotus say happened to the boys when they were imprisoned?
(a) Beaten, badly treated, and starved.
(b) Well care for.
(c) Entertained and given tutors.
(d) Taught to fight.

2. In Chapter 1, what family member of the old woman has been taken prisoner?
(a) Granddaughter.
(b) Son.
(c) Daughter.
(d) Grandson.

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

4. After men are sent to find Orestes in Chapter 3, how does Electra think her mother spends the rest of the day?
(a) Walking in the garden.
(b) Writing letters.
(c) Bathing.
(d) Trying on dresses.

5. In Chapter 2, what swoops down on the boys as they walk to the old woman's house?
(a) Hawks.
(b) Vultures.
(c) Bats.
(d) Crows.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, how many guards lead Orestes away from the palace?

2. In Chapter 3, where does Electra say that two of Aegisthus' friends took her on the day her father returned from war?

3. In Chapter 3, how many boys besides Orestes are not returned?

4. How does Clytemnestra know when Agamemnon is coming home?

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

(see the answer key)

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