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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 - Orestes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, when Orestes is left with the other boys, what is the only sound he hears?
(a) Coughing.
(b) Water dripping.
(c) Whispering.
(d) Sneezing.

2. In Chapter 1, how long were the bodies to remain in the open under the sun?
(a) 1 day.
(b) A day or two.
(c) 2-3 days.
(d) 4 days.

3. In Chapter 2, how many guards lead Orestes away from the palace?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

4. In Chapter 4, who are the only people that Clytemnestra says that she trusts?
(a) Orestes and Aegisthus.
(b) Orestes and Electra.
(c) Orestes and Dinos.
(d) Orestes and Theodotus.

5. In Chapter 3, what does Electra remember hearing at nightfall when she and her sister would meet in a deserted place?
(a) Calls of owls.
(b) Birdsong.
(c) Howls of wolves.
(d) Shrieks of hawks.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2 when water is found in a house with a man and a woman, how much is Orestes given?

2. Where is Orestes grabbed when he is waiting for his mother in Chapter 6?

3. What does Electra tell Orestes when he asks the size of their army in Chapter 6?

4. After men are sent to find Orestes in Chapter 3, how does Electra think her mother spends the rest of the day?

5. As Orestes travels with the guards in Chapter 2, what birds does he notice?

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