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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, when someone comes near to Clytemnestra, who does she think it might be?
(a) Someone she loved.
(b) A family member.
(c) Someone she murdered.
(d) Someone she hated.

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

3. What does Aegisthus threaten to do to Electra after she learns her mother killed her father?
(a) Kill her.
(b) Rape her.
(c) Kidnap her.
(d) Put her in a floor below the dungeon.

4. In Chapter 4, who accompanies Leander and Orestes for a ways when they leave the village of Leander's mother's family?
(a) 2 of Leander's cousins.
(b) 3 of Leander's cousins.
(c) 2 of Leander's uncles.
(d) 3 of Leander's uncles.

5. In Chapter 2 when water is found in a house with a man and a woman, how much is Orestes given?
(a) 1 cups.
(b) All he can drink.
(c) About 1/2 a cup.
(d) 2 cups.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color was Iphigenia's hair?

2. In Chapter 2, what work are Leander, Mithros, and Orestes offered in return for food and shelter from a man with goats?

3. On page 241, what is the first word that occurs to Clytemnestra?

4. In Chapter 2 when the old woman dies, how long have the boys lived with her?

5. What are the plans to honor Dinos when he arrives at the palace in Chapter 3?

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