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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On page 242, what breaks the silence at night?
(a) Guards and cats.
(b) Wind and rain.
(c) Guards and lizards.
(d) Dogs and cats.

2. In Chapter 4, who does Orestes realize orders the killing of Leander's family?
(a) Electra.
(b) Dinos.
(c) Aegisthus.
(d) Clytemnestra.

3. In Chapter 2, how many children do a man and a woman have when Orestes and the guards find them and take water?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

4. In Chapter 4, where are the rebels gaining strength?
(a) In the mountains.
(b) By the sea.
(c) Outside the palace.
(d) In villages.

5. What did the old woman whisper in Chapter 2 before she died?
(a) A poem.
(b) Names.
(c) A song.
(d) A story.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what guard supports Leander after Orestes returns to the palace?

2. In Chapter 4, who does Clytemnestra tell Orestes killed his father?

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

4. Who was rumored to have killed Aegisthus' two half brothers and served them at a feast?

5. In Chapter 3, who does Electra think might be a good husband for her?

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