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

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

3. What had Clytemnestra told her daughter to say in her prayers before she comes to the tomb in the second play?
(a) The offerings come from a loyal follower.
(b) The offerings come from a detached subject.
(c) The offerings come from Electra as an angry daughter.
(d) The offerings come from Clytemnestra as a loving wife .

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

5. To whom does Electra pray while at Agamemnon's tomb?
(a) Hades.
(b) Hermes.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Apollo.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the second play take place?

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

3. Why does Orestes wish to return to the oracle at the end of "The Libation Bearers"?

4. To what does the chorus compare life at the end of the third part of the first play?

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

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