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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 3, what does Electra say have infested the place where she and Iphigenia used to meet?
(a) Weasels.
(b) Foxes.
(c) Coyotes.
(d) Rabbits.

3. In Chapter 2, when Orestes and the guards reach their destination, how many boys are already there?
(a) 11-13.
(b) 8-11.
(c) 5-6.
(d) 10 or more.

4. In Chapter 2, when there is no food or water what does Orestes smell and then see?
(a) Dead sheep.
(b) Dead horses.
(c) Dead cattle.
(d) Dead bodies.

5. In Chapter 3, who does Electra say are her companions?
(a) Her father and sister.
(b) Children in the palace.
(c) Several daughters of elders.
(d) A couple servant girls.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, where are the rebels gaining strength?

2. What makeup did Iphigenia and Clytemnestra wear in Chapter 1 when it was time for the sacrifice?

3. In Chapter 3, where does Electra get new clothes?

4. In Chatper 2 in the story Mithros told, how long did swans fly?

5. In Chapter 1, where does Clytemnestra put the old woman when she brings her to her place?

(see the answer key)

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