Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter 3, what does Electra remember hearing at nightfall when she and her sister would meet in a deserted place?
2. At the end of Chapter 2, what happens to the dog?
3. In Chapter 2 as Orestes and the guards begin to climb, what animals do they see?
4. In Chapter 1, who told Clytemnestra that Iphigenia is to be sacrificed?
5. In Chapter 1, how long had Aegisthus been held hostage?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 3, when Electra says that she is afraid of Aegisthus, how does she describe him?
2. In Chapter 3, how is Electra's room an outpost of the underworld?
3. How does Clytemnestra say that Iphigenia died?
4. In Chapter 1, what does Clytenmestra think that she should have done with Electra when she got home?
5. How do the boys get the old woman to allow them to stay with her?
6. Why did Agamemnon order Iphigenia to be sacrificed?
7. In Chapter 3, what does Theodotus learn about the missing boys?
8. In Chapter 3, what does Electra remember happened to her when her father returned from the war?
9. Where is Orestes taken when they reach their destination in Chapter 2?
10. Who was to be in charge while Clytenmestra went to Agamemnon?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Electra plays roles when her mother is alive. What roles does Electra play? Why does she play those roles and how do they suit her objectives?
Essay Topic 2
After killing his mother, Orestes seems to not have a place in the palace. Why does Orestes seem to be relegated to silence? What does the role he is relegated to signify?
Essay Topic 3
Dawn is breaking as Ianthe is getting ready to have her baby. What does the dawn symbolize? How will time change and the things that haunt characters disappear? Why will it not matter who is born or who dies?
|
This section contains 822 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
