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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. Whom does Agamemnon tell Clytemnestra to greet and treat well?
(a) Hecuba.
(b) Briseis.
(c) Andromache.
(d) Cassandra.

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

3. How does Agamemnon agree to walk on the carpet?
(a) On a horse.
(b) In his boots.
(c) Carrying his wife.
(d) Barefoot.

4. Who comprises the group of women at Agamemnon's tomb?
(a) Female Trojans whom Agamemnon took prisoner.
(b) Priestesses of Apollo.
(c) Family servants who have been with them for years.
(d) Amazons.

5. What does Orestes believe about the vision he is having at the end of "The Libation Bearers"?
(a) The Furies are going to take revenge upon him for his mother.
(b) Aegisthus will try to avenge his death upon Electra.
(c) His mother will haunt him for all his days.
(d) His father is cursing his son's actions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is coming true for Clytemnestra in the fourth part of "The Libation Bearers"?

2. What does Pylades advise Orestes to do?

3. How does Electra know the offering on the tomb came from Orestes?

4. According to the chorus of women, what will atone for the murder of Agamemnon?

5. What do the female attendants lay on the ground for Agamemnon to walk upon?

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