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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 6, what time of day does Leander come to the palace with his army?
(a) Dawn.
(b) Dusk.
(c) Midnight.
(d) In the night.

2. How many nights after planning how to free Mitros and Theodotus does Orestes go to rescue them?
(a) 2 nights.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 1 night.
(d) 2 days.

3. What comes to Clytemnestra in Chapter 5?
(a) Outlines and voices.
(b) Faints wisps of consciousness.
(c) Thoughts of people.
(d) Animals and breezes.

4. At the beginning of Chapter 3, where do a set of winding steps lead?
(a) A place that was once a garden.
(b) An old dwelling.
(c) A view of the sea.
(d) An old temple.

5. What does Clytemnestra think she needs to do to see more in Chapter 5?
(a) Be still.
(b) Call out.
(c) Wander.
(d) Look harder.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Orestes when Iphigenia died?

2. In Chapter 6, when Orestes enters Electra's room one day, who does he see her speaking with at the window?

3. In Chapter 6, what is done to Aegisthus?

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

5. In Chapter 1, when Agamemnon sent Clytemnestra home, how many men did he send to guard her?

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