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

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

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

4. Where was Orestes when he was told to avenge his father?
(a) Ithaca.
(b) Sparta.
(c) The oracle at Delphi.
(d) Athens.

5. What reasoning did Clytemnestra give for exiling a certain person before the events of "The Agamemnon"?
(a) She was afraid her daughter might tempt her lover.
(b) She wanted him out of the way of her lover's ascension.
(c) She was afraid that gods would smite her son.
(d) She wanted to keep her son safe from Trojan assassins.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the second play take place?

2. How does Agamemnon make his entrance?

3. What gift did Apollo give Cassandra before the events of The Oresteia?

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

5. After Cassandra enters the castle and their monologue is interrupted, what dispute rises amongst the chorus?

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