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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does it take the old woman to weave poison into the garment that Clytemnestra gives her?
(a) Several hours.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) A few minutes.
(d) 45 minutes.

2. In Chapter 2, who finds the house of the old woman where the boys are staying?
(a) Two guards.
(b) An old man.
(c) The farmer.
(d) Two women and a couple children.

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

4. In Chapter 4, after Leander's family is killed, how does Clytemnestra feel when she dines with Orestes?
(a) She is feeling dizzy.
(b) Her back hurts.
(c) Her stomach is bothering her.
(d) Has a pain in her head.

5. In Chapter 2, what work are Leander, Mithros, and Orestes offered in return for food and shelter from a man with goats?
(a) Sow a field.
(b) Clean out barns.
(c) Dig ditches.
(d) Milk goats.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what does Orestes notice in the palace as he waits to welcome his father?

2. In Chapter 4 after Leander and Orestes have been climbing, what do they find to eat?

3. In Chapter 5, what feelings does Clytemnestra say that she felt before coming to the place where she is now?

4. What image comes to Clytemnestra on page 241?

5. What color was Iphigenia's hair?

(see the answer key)

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