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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 - Orestes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2 when water is found in a house with a man and a woman, how much is Orestes given?
(a) All he can drink.
(b) 1 cups.
(c) About 1/2 a cup.
(d) 2 cups.

2. In Chapter 3, when a messenger comes with a message for Aegisthus' what does Electra sees in Aegisthus' eyes?
(a) Anger.
(b) Triumph.
(c) Fear.
(d) Frustration.

3. How long does it take the old woman to weave poison into the garment that Clytemnestra gives her?
(a) A few minutes.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) Several hours.

4. In Chapter 1, how old was Iphigenia when she went to her father thinking she would be married?
(a) 15.
(b) 16.
(c) 18.
(d) 17.

5. In Chapter 2, when the boys are set upon by dogs after leaving the man with goats, where does a dog grab Leander?
(a) Buttocks.
(b) Thigh.
(c) Ankle.
(d) Arm.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, who comes to the palace the morning after most of the boys are returned home?

2. In Chapter 4, who are the only people that Clytemnestra says that she trusts?

3. In Chapter 1, how many prisoners did Clytemnestra release in addition to Aegisthus?

4. In Chapter 2 when the boys are at the house of the man with goats, how close is the next nearest house?

5. How many nights after planning how to free Mitros and Theodotus does Orestes go to rescue them?

(see the answer key)

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