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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play 1, Act 1, Scene 1, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following Greek dramas is NOT source material for Mourning Becomes Electra?
(a) Oedipus the King.
(b) Electra by Sophocles.
(c) The Orestia.
(d) Electra by Euripides.

2. What year is Mourning Becomes Electra taking place?
(a) 1901.
(b) 1865.
(c) 1896.
(d) 1936.

3. Captain Brant tells Lavinia that the color of her hair reminds him of whom?
(a) Her father.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

4. What song is being sung as the play opens?
(a) Shenandoah.
(b) Swing low.
(c) Amazing Grace.
(d) Dixie.

5. What is the name of the main character speaking in the first scene of Homecoming?
(a) Orin.
(b) Abe.
(c) Seth.
(d) Ezra.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Hazel hoping Lavinia hears from in the first act of the play?

2. Captain Brant speaks to Lavinia at some length about his love of _______.

3. Peter thinks Captain Brant looks more like a ___________ than a ship captain.

4. How many years is Seth with the Mannon family?

5. Where is the Mannon house located?

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