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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 1, who does Clytemnestra see at the end of her bed watching her?
(a) Electra.
(b) Orestes.
(c) Old woman.
(d) Young girl.

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

3. On page 242, what does Clytemnestra realize she is doing?
(a) She is trying to revenge something.
(b) She is looking for someone.
(c) She is trying to break the barrier between death and life.
(d) She is trying to fix something.

4. How does Clytemnestra describe her awareness at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Very alert.
(b) Half asleep.
(c) Almost awake.
(d) Barely conscious.

5. What inspires Agamemnon in Chapter 1 when he comes home?
(a) Bath.
(b) Good wine.
(c) A good dinner.
(d) His wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, where does the old and difficult woman with powers live?

2. In Chapter 1, while Clytenmestra was speaking with Achilles, who came to the tents where she was staying with Iphigenia?

3. In Chapter 3, after Electra is ready for the feast to honor Dinos, how many servants remain near her room to tell her when the guests arrive?

4. In Chapter 4, who does Ianthe say killed her family?

5. In Chapter 2, where does a guard take Orestes when he leaves his mother's room?

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