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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. Why is the herald so joyful?
(a) The gods have spoken to him.
(b) Clytemnestra favors him.
(c) He is gotten married.
(d) He is home in Mycenae.

2. What does Clytemnestra claim about her life since Agamemnon left for war?
(a) She says that she remarried in his absence.
(b) She claims to have been lonely without him.
(c) She claims to have been fine without him.
(d) She claims that her life improved after he left.

3. What does Clytemnestra assume about Cassandra?
(a) Cassandra is deaf.
(b) Cassandra is being belligerent.
(c) Cassandra is not very smart.
(d) Cassandra does not understand what is being said.

4. 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.

5. What message does Clytemnestra send to Agamemnon through the herald?
(a) She wants to take him to Apollo's temple for blessings.
(b) She does not wish to see him.
(c) She is pregnant with his child.
(d) She has been loyal and faithful.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does the chorus compare Troy after the herald exits?

2. What had Clytemnestra told her daughter to say in her prayers before she comes to the tomb in the second play?

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

4. Who commanded Orestes to seek vengeance for his father's death?

5. Whom does Orestes wonder might be leading the crowd of women coming to Agamemnon's tomb?

(see the answer key)

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