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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much older was Iphigenia than Electra?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 10 months.
(d) 18 months.

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

3. In Chapter 2, when there is no food or water what does Orestes smell and then see?
(a) Dead sheep.
(b) Dead horses.
(c) Dead bodies.
(d) Dead cattle.

4. What does Clytemnestra have for Agamemnon when he comes home from murdering Iphigenia?
(a) Wine.
(b) Knife.
(c) Dagger.
(d) Food.

5. In Chapter, 5 when Clytemnestra fades and is at the end, what does she think she will know at that time?
(a) Some of her memories.
(b) Childhood memories.
(c) Everything.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what family member of the old woman has been taken prisoner?

2. In Chapter 3, who does Electra say are her companions?

3. In Chapter 3, who comes to the palace the morning after most of the boys are returned home?

4. In Chapter 3, what does Electra say have infested the place where she and Iphigenia used to meet?

5. In Chapter 3, when a messenger comes with a message for Aegisthus' what does Electra sees in Aegisthus' eyes?

(see the answer key)

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