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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, where do the guards and Orestes find water after they leave a man dead near a cottage?
(a) Well.
(b) House.
(c) Puddle.
(d) Stream.

2. What inspires Agamemnon in Chapter 1 when he comes home?
(a) Bath.
(b) A good dinner.
(c) His wife.
(d) Good wine.

3. At the end of Chapter 2, what happens to the dog?
(a) Follows Leander and Orestes.
(b) Dies.
(c) Runs away.
(d) Stays at the house.

4. In Chapter 1, where does Clytemnestra put the old woman when she brings her to her place?
(a) Basement room.
(b) Storeroom.
(c) Shed in the courtyard.
(d) Interior bedroom.

5. In Chapter 1, while Clytenmestra was speaking with Achilles, who came to the tents where she was staying with Iphigenia?
(a) 5 rough men in armor.
(b) 3 rough men in armor.
(c) 4 soldiers.
(d) 2 soldiers.

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

7. 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) 1/3 of a mile.
(b) 2 miles.
(c) A mile.
(d) 1/2 a mile.

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

9. In Chapter 2, what work are Leander, Mithros, and Orestes offered in return for food and shelter from a man with goats?
(a) Milk goats.
(b) Clean out barns.
(c) Dig ditches.
(d) Sow a field.

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

11. In Chapter 3, who sends a message and asks Electra to go to his house?
(a) Cobon.
(b) Mitros.
(c) Theodotus.
(d) Achilles.

12. What was the name of the woman who returned with Agamemnon?
(a) Daphne.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) Agathe.
(d) Hermione.

13. In Chapter 1, what did Clytemnestra want the old woman to weave poison into?
(a) Shirt.
(b) Robe.
(c) Tunic.
(d) Belt.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, how many female servants are pregnant with Aegisthus' child or already have a baby by him?

2. What did the soldiers want to do to Achilles in Chapter 1, when he asked that Iphigenia not be killed?

3. In Chapter 3, where does Electra get new clothes?

4. In Chapter 3, who does Electra think might be a good husband for her?

5. In Chapter 1, who told Clytemnestra that Iphigenia is to be sacrificed?

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