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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In Chapter 2, how many guards lead Orestes away from the palace?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.
2. In Chapter 3, what does Theodotus say happened to the boys when they were imprisoned?
(a) Entertained and given tutors.
(b) Taught to fight.
(c) Well care for.
(d) Beaten, badly treated, and starved.
3. As Orestes travels with the guards in Chapter 2, what birds does he notice?
(a) Geese.
(b) Grouse.
(c) Vultures.
(d) Crows.
4. How long after the old woman dies does Mithros die?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 2 days.
(c) The next night.
(d) The next afternoon.
5. In Chapter 2, how often are the boys allowed to use the baths?
(a) Once a week.
(b) Once a month.
(c) Twice a week.
(d) Every other week.
Short Answer Questions
1. When was Clytemnestra released from the pit in Chapter 1?
2. In Chapter 3, what does Electra say have infested the place where she and Iphigenia used to meet?
3. What are the plans to honor Dinos when he arrives at the palace in Chapter 3?
4. In Chapter 3, how many boys besides Orestes are not returned?
5. In Chapter 3, how many men are sent to find Orestes and the other boys?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when the guards and Orestes come upon a house with a man, his wife, and four children in Chapter 2?
2. How did Agamemnon and Cassandra die?
3. In Chapter 2, what does Orestes notice as he is traveling with the guards?
4. What happens when the boys meet a man with goats in Chapter 2?
5. In Chapter 3, where does Electra remember that she and her sister used to go if they wished to speak privately?
6. Who was to be in charge while Clytenmestra went to Agamemnon?
7. Toward the end of Chapter 3, what does Electra realize might free her and how does she try to gain freedom?
8. In Chapter 3, how many times has Electra seen Aegisthus flinch or show fear and how does she describe when she saw fear in him?
9. Why did Agamemnon order Iphigenia to be sacrificed?
10. What happened to Clytenmestra when Iphigenia was sacrificed?
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