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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play 1, Part 4 (p.140150).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What, according to the herald, is worth the suffering of the soldiers?
(a) The blessings of the gods.
(b) Victory at war.
(c) The homecoming.
(d) Love.

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

3. How does Agamemnon agree to walk on the carpet?
(a) Barefoot.
(b) On a horse.
(c) In his boots.
(d) Carrying his wife.

4. According to the chorus in the second part of the first play, what will always prevail?
(a) Love.
(b) Vengeance.
(c) Loyalty.
(d) Justice.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For what does Clytemnestra scold the chorus in the second part of the first play?

3. How does the chorus feel about Cassandra?

4. How does Agamemnon make his entrance?

5. In the first play, how is the chorus described in the narration?

(see the answer key)

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