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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. What does Clytemnestra try to get Cassandra to do in the fourth part of "The Agamemnon"?
(a) Leave the city.
(b) Drink some wine.
(c) Greet her properly.
(d) Enter the palace.

2. When does the second play take place?
(a) Weeks after Agamemnon's death.
(b) Several days after Agamemnon's death.
(c) Several years after Agamemnon's death.
(d) Hours after Agamemnon's death.

3. For what does the herald thank the gods?
(a) He thanks them for having such a benevolent queen.
(b) He thanks them for speaking to him.
(c) He thanks them for sending him his wife.
(d) He thanks them for blessing him and the army.

4. What does Orestes wonder about the women approaching his father's tomb?
(a) He wonders if they are there to desecrate the tomb.
(b) He wonders if they are there to move his father's body to safety.
(c) He wonders if they are there to mourn his father or a new tragedy.
(d) He wonders if they are there to celebrate his father's life.

5. What is Cassandra's reaction to Clytemnestra?
(a) She does not move from the chariot.
(b) Cassandra throws herself at her feet.
(c) She tells her she does not wish to leave the city.
(d) Cassandra refuses the wine Clytemnestra offers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who accompanies Orestes to Agamemnon's tomb in the beginning of the second play?

2. What was Paris's actual deed that set off the Trojan War?

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

4. What past events does Cassandra see in a vision?

5. Where was Orestes when he was told to avenge his father?

(see the answer key)

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