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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, when Orestes and the guards reach their destination, how many boys are already there?
(a) 8-11.
(b) 11-13.
(c) 5-6.
(d) 10 or more.

2. In Chapter 2, where does a guard take Orestes when he leaves his mother's room?
(a) Gardens.
(b) Main hall.
(c) His room.
(d) Banquet hall.

3. In Chapter 3, when a messenger comes with a message for Aegisthus' what does Electra sees in Aegisthus' eyes?
(a) Triumph.
(b) Fear.
(c) Frustration.
(d) Anger.

4. In Chapter 1, who told Clytemnestra that Iphigenia is to be sacrificed?
(a) A serving woman.
(b) Achilles.
(c) Agamemnon.
(d) A cook.

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

6. In Chapter 1, why is Iphigenia murdered?
(a) Punish her for thievery.
(b) Success for the army.
(c) She tried to murder her father.
(d) She tried to take the throne.

7. In Chapter 3, what does Theodotus say happened to the boys when they were imprisoned?
(a) Beaten, badly treated, and starved.
(b) Well care for.
(c) Entertained and given tutors.
(d) Taught to fight.

8. In Chapter 1, how old was Iphigenia when she went to her father thinking she would be married?
(a) 17.
(b) 16.
(c) 18.
(d) 15.

9. As Orestes travels with the guards in Chapter 2, what birds does he notice?
(a) Vultures.
(b) Grouse.
(c) Crows.
(d) Geese.

10. In Chapter 2, what swoops down on the boys as they walk to the old woman's house?
(a) Crows.
(b) Bats.
(c) Vultures.
(d) Hawks.

11. In Chapter 3, how many boys besides Orestes are not returned?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

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

13. In Chapter 3, who comes to the palace the morning after most of the boys are returned home?
(a) Theodotus and the father of Mitros.
(b) 4 of the elders.
(c) 3 guards.
(d) 2 soldiers.

14. How does Clytemnestra know when Agamemnon is coming home?
(a) Pigeons.
(b) Signal fires.
(c) Ravens.
(d) Runners.

15. In Chapter 3 when Theodotus, Mitros, and other men come to speak with Clytemnestra, how many men will she see at a time?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3 after the search for Orestes is unfruitful, what does Theodotus wish to send to find the boys?

2. In Chapter 1, how many prisoners did Clytemnestra release in addition to Aegisthus?

3. At the end of Chapter 1, who does Clytemnestra see at the end of her bed watching her?

4. In Chapter 2, when the boys are set upon by dogs after leaving the man with goats, where does a dog grab Leander?

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

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