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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 was the name of the woman who returned with Agamemnon?
(a) Cassandra.
(b) Hermione.
(c) Daphne.
(d) Agathe.

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

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

4. 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) Ankle.
(c) Arm.
(d) Thigh.

5. In Chapter 3, how many female servants are pregnant with Aegisthus' child or already have a baby by him?
(a) 2-3.
(b) 3-4.
(c) 1-2.
(d) 4-5.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 3, where does Electra think that she will see Orestes when he returns?

2. After Clytemnestra will not see Theodotus and Mitros in Chapter 3, how many men do they gather to stand with them?

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

4. In Chapter 4, after Orestes helps Mitros and Theodotus, where does a guard tell him to go in the night?

5. In Chapter 4, what does Aegisthus do when Clytemnestra asks him if they had any control when Orestes was taken away?

(see the answer key)

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