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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 3, where does Electra think that she will see Orestes when he returns?
(a) By the sea.
(b) At her father's grave.
(c) In the courtyard.
(d) In the old garden where she and Iphigenia used to meet.

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

3. In what direction do Leander, Mithros, and Orestes travel when they escape?
(a) North.
(b) South.
(c) East.
(d) West.

4. In Chapter 2, how many of the old woman's sons were taken for the army?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color was Iphigenia's hair?

2. In Chapter 3, after Electra learns her mother murdered her father, why does Theodotus's son want to see her?

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

4. What does Clytemnestra have for Agamemnon when he comes home from murdering Iphigenia?

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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