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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play 1, Act 2,.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Ezra Mannon is dressed like a __________ in the portrait that hangs in his study.
(a) A soldier.
(b) A judge.
(c) A Greek god.
(d) A sailor.

3. What are both Christine and Lavinia wearing in the first scene of Homecoming?
(a) Masks.
(b) Crowns.
(c) Aprons.
(d) Arm bands.

4. What is Brant's mother's position in the Mannon household?
(a) Gardener.
(b) Housekeeper.
(c) Nurse.
(d) Cook.

5. What year is the first production of Mourning Becomes Electra?
(a) 1937.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1931.
(d) 1932.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Christine say she is visiting on her trips to New York?

2. Where does Lavinia tell Seth she is at the beginning of Part Two in the first scene of Homecoming?

3. Captain Brant tells Lavinia that the color of her hair reminds him of whom?

4. Captain Brant says Lavinia looks exactly like who?

5. Christine and Brant plot to make Ezra's death look like a ___________.

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