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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 6, who does Orestes tell Ianthe moves in the palace corridors at night?
(a) His mother.
(b) Iphigenia.
(c) His father.
(d) Theodotus.

2. In Chapter 6, what is decided to be done with the slaves Agamemnon captured so long ago?
(a) Put them in the army.
(b) Kill them.
(c) Put them back to work.
(d) Send them to a territory.

3. How many nights after planning how to free Mitros and Theodotus does Orestes go to rescue them?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 2 nights.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 1 night.

4. In Chapter 4, where are Mitros and Theodotus being held?
(a) Dungeon.
(b) Fortress where the boys were held.
(c) Underground in the gardens.
(d) A village by the sea.

5. In Chapter 4, when Leander and Orestes come to the house of Leander's mother's family, how long do they stay?
(a) A day and night.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 2 days and 2 nights.
(d) 3 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what replaces truth and knowledge?

2. In Chapter 6, who does Ianthe tell first that she is pregnant?

3. In Chapter 6 after Leander returns, where does Ianthe spend her days?

4. In Chapter 4, what does Aegisthus do when Clytemnestra asks him if they had any control when Orestes was taken away?

5. In Chapter 5, when Clytemnestra sees someone in her thoughts, what is the condition of the person she sees?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what does Clytemnestra ask Orestes to help her with in the morning?

2. In Chapter 4, what does Clytemnestra say about trust?

3. In Chapter 6, how does Electra respond after Orestes kills their mother?

4. What is Aegisthus' position once Leander returns?

5. What does Orestes realize about the boys who were in the detention place with him in Chapter 6?

6. As Clytemnestra walks in the corridors of the palace, what image does she see?

7. At the beginning of Chapter 5, what does Clytemnestra say about her condition now and in the future?

8. On page 240, how does Clytemnestra describe the place where she is?

9. At the end of Chapter 5, how does Clytemnestra get Orestes' attention, and what happens when the guards sense her?

10. In Chapter 4, what do Leander and Orestes find when they get to the house where the man herded goats?

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