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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 2, how long does Orestes go without being beaten by the guards?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 4 weeks.

2. In Chapter 5, how does Clytemnestra think that she will fade?
(a) In a quick moment.
(b) Gradually.
(c) Suddenly.
(d) Over a long period of time.

3. In Chapter 5, what replaces truth and knowledge?
(a) Being perplexed and bewildered.
(b) Being unmoored and lost.
(c) Being lost and scared.
(d) Being unstable and unanchored.

4. In Chapter 1, what would people be to the gods?
(a) Ants.
(b) Bees.
(c) Sound of running water.
(d) Sound of wind in the trees.

5. In Chapter 2, when the boys are set upon by dogs after leaving the man with goats, where does a dog grab Leander?
(a) Arm.
(b) Ankle.
(c) Buttocks.
(d) Thigh.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 3, how many boys besides Orestes are not returned?

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

4. How does Clytemnestra describe the place where she is in Chapter 5?

5. In Chapter 2, how many guards lead Orestes away from the palace?

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