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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play 2, Part 2 (p 171-183).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While mourning her father at his grave, what does Electra pray for the most?
(a) Menelaus's vengeance on Cltemnestra.
(b) Her brother's return.
(c) Her mother's forgiveness.
(d) The death of Aegisthus.

2. Whom did Clytemnestra send into exile?
(a) Hecuba.
(b) Electra.
(c) Orestes.
(d) Iphigenia.

3. What will be the first action taken when Orestes and Pylades infiltrate the palace?
(a) Electra will be guided to safety.
(b) Aegisthus will be killed.
(c) Cilissa will be alerted.
(d) Clytemnestra will be killed.

4. For what does Clytemnestra scold the chorus in the second part of the first play?
(a) Not offering proper prayers to the gods.
(b) Not believing her.
(c) Not respecting Agamemnon.
(d) Not listening to the herald.

5. What is the herald's opinion on Troy and Paris?
(a) Paris should have surrendered and the city left untouched.
(b) The city should have turned Paris over to the Greeks.
(c) It is a tragedy.
(d) They got what they deserved.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Orestes wonder about the women approaching his father's tomb?

2. What does Orestes pray for at the beginning of "The Libation Bearers"?

3. According to Agamemnon, what kept him strong during the war?

4. Why is the herald so joyful?

5. What happened to Clytemnestra in her dream when she tried to nurse what she'd been birthed?

(see the answer key)

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