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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 3, where does Electra say that two of Aegisthus' friends took her on the day her father returned from war?
(a) Dungeons.
(b) The courtyard.
(c) Her room.
(d) Iphigenia's room.

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

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

5. When Orestes is sent to the bath in Chapter 2, how many other boys are already there?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

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

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

8. In Chapter 2, when Orestes is left with the other boys, what is the only sound he hears?
(a) Water dripping.
(b) Whispering.
(c) Coughing.
(d) Sneezing.

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

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

11. In Chapter 2, when the boys are set upon by dogs after leaving the man with goats, where does a dog grab Leander?
(a) Thigh.
(b) Arm.
(c) Buttocks.
(d) Ankle.

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

13. In Chapter 1, how long had Aegisthus been held hostage?
(a) About 6 years.
(b) More than 5 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 3 years.

14. In Chapter 3, who does Electra say are her companions?
(a) Children in the palace.
(b) A couple servant girls.
(c) Her father and sister.
(d) Several daughters of elders.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color was Iphigenia's hair?

2. In Chapter 3, what does Electra remember hearing at nightfall when she and her sister would meet in a deserted place?

3. In Chapter 2 when the old woman dies, how long have the boys lived with her?

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

5. How old was Orestes when Iphigenia died?

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