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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 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.

2. In Chapter 3, when there is a revolt, who defeats the marauding forces?
(a) Dinos.
(b) Esdras.
(c) Adonis.
(d) Balios.

3. What did the soldiers want to do to Achilles in Chapter 1, when he asked that Iphigenia not be killed?
(a) Drown him.
(b) Slit his throat.
(c) Stab him.
(d) Stone him.

4. In Chapter 1, when Clytemnestra tried to curse her husband and the men who are sacrificing her daughter, what happened to her?
(a) She was beaten with a belt.
(b) She was tied to a pole.
(c) She was slapped and silenced.
(d) She was kicked and beaten.

5. When was Clytemnestra released from the pit in Chapter 1?
(a) Second day.
(b) First night.
(c) Third night.
(d) Third day.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2 when water is found in a house with a man and a woman, how much is Orestes given?

2. In Chapter 3 when Theodotus, Mitros, and other men come to speak with Clytemnestra, how many men will she see at a time?

3. In what direction do Leander, Mithros, and Orestes travel when they escape?

4. In Chapter 3, who did Aegisthus say murdered Electra's father?

5. In Chapter 3, where does Electra go to hear news?

(see the answer key)

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