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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play 2, Part 4 (9.190-196).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the lineage of the woman with Agamemnon in the third part of the first play?
(a) She is the daughter of the queen of the Amazons.
(b) She is Helen's half sister.
(c) She is a priestess of Athena.
(d) She is a Trojan princess.

2. What does Orestes pray for at the beginning of "The Libation Bearers"?
(a) Safe voyage overseas.
(b) Peace of mind.
(c) His success in war.
(d) Success in his plan of revenge for his father's murder.

3. According to Agamemnon, what kept him strong during the war?
(a) Cassandra.
(b) His thoughts of his wife.
(c) His thoughts of his children.
(d) His thoughts of his home.

4. What do the female attendants lay on the ground for Agamemnon to walk upon?
(a) A purple cloth.
(b) A white cloth.
(c) A gold cloth.
(d) A red cloth.

5. What does Orestes leave behind at his father's tomb in tribute ?
(a) A lock of his hair.
(b) His sister's letters.
(c) His sword.
(d) A book of verse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Orestes see when he cries out in terror after he has avenged his father's murder?

2. What does Electra find on her father's tomb?

3. Why does Agamemnon walk inside his palace the way he does?

4. What does Orestes hold up as proof that his father has been avenged?

5. Whom did Clytemnestra send into exile?

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