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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who does Electra consult with in Chapter 3 before she attends Dinos' feast?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Spirits of her sister and father.
(c) Raisa.
(d) An old friend.

4. In what direction do Leander, Mithros, and Orestes travel when they escape?
(a) East.
(b) West.
(c) North.
(d) South.

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

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

7. In Chapter 3, when there is a revolt, who defeats the marauding forces?
(a) Balios.
(b) Adonis.
(c) Dinos.
(d) Esdras.

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

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

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

11. How does Electra's mother react when Electra arrives for Dinos' feast in Chapter 3?
(a) Pleased.
(b) Disgusted.
(c) Annoyed.
(d) Angry.

12. In Chapter 2, what does Orestes notice in the palace as he waits to welcome his father?
(a) Emptiness and silence.
(b) Whispered conversations among the guards.
(c) Laughing and talking.
(d) 3-4 people talking in a nearby room.

13. After men are sent to find Orestes in Chapter 3, how does Electra think her mother spends the rest of the day?
(a) Writing letters.
(b) Bathing.
(c) Trying on dresses.
(d) Walking in the garden.

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

15. In Chapter 3, what remains where Mitros' house had been?
(a) Broken walls.
(b) Trees and scrub.
(c) A crater.
(d) Stones and rubble.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, when Clytemnestra tried to curse her husband and the men who are sacrificing her daughter, what happened to her?

2. In Chapter 1, what would people be to the gods?

3. In Chapter 2, when Orestes and the guards reach their destination, how many boys are already there?

4. In Chapter 2, when there is no food or water what does Orestes smell and then see?

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

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