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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, what swoops down on the boys as they walk to the old woman's house?
(a) Vultures.
(b) Hawks.
(c) Bats.
(d) Crows.

2. In Chapter 2 after the boys leave the man with goats, what does Orestes see at dawn?
(a) Ravens.
(b) Vultures.
(c) Seabirds.
(d) Pigeons.

3. In Chapter 1, why is Iphigenia murdered?
(a) Success for the army.
(b) She tried to murder her father.
(c) Punish her for thievery.
(d) She tried to take the throne.

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

5. In Chapter 4 after Leander and Orestes have been climbing, what do they find to eat?
(a) Berries and a wild hen.
(b) Olives and greens.
(c) Greens and fruit.
(d) Quail's eggs and wild fruit.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, after Leander's family is killed, how does Clytemnestra feel when she dines with Orestes?

2. In Chapter 1, how long had Aegisthus been held hostage?

3. In Chapter 3, how many female servants are pregnant with Aegisthus' child or already have a baby by him?

4. In Chapter 1, what family member of the old woman has been taken prisoner?

5. In Chapter 2, how many of the old woman's sons were taken for the army?

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