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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what family member of the old woman has been taken prisoner?
(a) Son.
(b) Granddaughter.
(c) Daughter.
(d) Grandson.

2. How does the man die in Chapter 2 whom the guards find and take water from?
(a) Poisoned water.
(b) Poisoned food.
(c) Knife to the throat.
(d) Stabbed in the back.

3. In Chapter 3, after Clytemnestra orders men to search for Orestes and the other boys, what does Electra compare her to?
(a) Lion.
(b) Bird.
(c) Peacock.
(d) Dog.

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

5. After Clytemnestra will not see Theodotus and Mitros in Chapter 3, how many men do they gather to stand with them?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 20.
(d) 14.

6. In Chapter 3 after the search for Orestes is unfruitful, what does Theodotus wish to send to find the boys?
(a) A group of elders.
(b) A small army.
(c) 15 soldiers.
(d) 25 soldiers.

7. In Chapter 2, how many of the old woman's sons were taken for the army?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

8. How long does it take the old woman to weave poison into the garment that Clytemnestra gives her?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) Several hours.
(d) A few minutes.

9. In Chapter 2 as Orestes and the guards begin to climb, what animals do they see?
(a) Sheep and goats.
(b) Antelope and sheep.
(c) Chamois and jackals.
(d) Wolves and roe deer.

10. In Chapter 1, when Clytemnestra tried to curse her husband and the men who are sacrificing her daughter, what happened to her?
(a) She was slapped and silenced.
(b) She was kicked and beaten.
(c) She was beaten with a belt.
(d) She was tied to a pole.

11. In Chapter 2, what does a guard discover when he goes to look for food?
(a) Bandits are in the woods.
(b) The fields have been salted.
(c) Some soldiers and slaves have escaped.
(d) The wells have been poisoned.

12. When the man with the goats sends the boys away in Chapter 2, how long does he say that his dogs will follow them?
(a) 2 miles.
(b) A mile.
(c) 1/3 of a mile.
(d) 1/2 a mile.

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

14. What are the plans to honor Dinos when he arrives at the palace in Chapter 3?
(a) A spectacle in the streets and then a feast.
(b) A bride and a feast.
(c) A play and a feast.
(d) Many gifts and a feast.

15. When was Clytemnestra released from the pit in Chapter 1?
(a) First night.
(b) Third day.
(c) Second day.
(d) Third night.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2 when the boys are at the house of the man with goats, how close is the next nearest house?

2. In Chapter 3, who sends a message and asks Electra to go to his house?

3. In Chapter 3, after Electra learns her mother murdered her father, why does Theodotus's son want to see her?

4. In Chapter 3, when there is a revolt, who defeats the marauding forces?

5. In Chapter 2, how many children do a man and a woman have when Orestes and the guards find them and take water?

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