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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Orestes is sent to the bath in Chapter 2, how many other boys are already there?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

2. In Chapter 4, who tells Orestes that his mother killed his father?
(a) Leander.
(b) Theodotus.
(c) Electra.
(d) Mitros.

3. In Chapter 4, when Leander and Orestes come to the house of Leander's mother's family, how long do they stay?
(a) A day and night.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 2 days and 2 nights.

4. In Chapter 2, what does a guard discover when he goes to look for food?
(a) The wells have been poisoned.
(b) Bandits are in the woods.
(c) The fields have been salted.
(d) Some soldiers and slaves have escaped.

5. In Chapter 1, how long had Agamemnon been gone?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 5 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Electra want Orestes to kill their mother in Chapter 4?

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

3. At the beginning of Chapter 4, how many abandoned or destroyed homes do Orestes and Leander find?

4. Where does Orestes meet Electra in Chapter 4?

5. In Chapter 1, how old was Iphigenia when she went to her father thinking she would be married?

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