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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 1, what would people be to the gods?
(a) Bees.
(b) Ants.
(c) Sound of running water.
(d) Sound of wind in the trees.

3. In Chapter 2 after the boys leave the man with goats, what does Orestes see at dawn?
(a) Ravens.
(b) Seabirds.
(c) Pigeons.
(d) Vultures.

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

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 3, where does Electra go to hear news?
(a) Hall outside her mother's room.
(b) Corner of her mother's room.
(c) Courtyard.
(d) Dining room.

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

10. In Chapter 1, how long had Agamemnon been gone?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 3 years.

11. In Chapter 2, how often are the boys allowed to use the baths?
(a) Twice a week.
(b) Once a week.
(c) Every other week.
(d) Once a month.

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

13. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As Orestes travels with the guards in Chapter 2, what birds does he notice?

2. In Chapter 2 as Orestes and the guards begin to climb, what animals do they see?

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

4. In Chapter 1, how long were the bodies to remain in the open under the sun?

5. After men are sent to find Orestes in Chapter 3, how does Electra think her mother spends the rest of the day?

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