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

2. According to Clytemnestra, where are the signals that the man on the roof was watching for?
(a) On top of mountains.
(b) On ships strewn throughout the oceans.
(c) In caves.
(d) In trees.

3. What was Apollo's reaction to Cassandra not meeting his expectations when he granted her with a gift?
(a) He took away her gift of prophecy.
(b) He cursed her to speak the truth but never to be believed.
(c) He turned the other gods against her.
(d) He impregnated her, shaming her family.

4. For what does Cassandra pray in the fourth part of the first play?
(a) An afterlife.
(b) An easy death.
(c) Redemption.
(d) Agamemnon to survive.

5. What does Agamemnon find unsuitable about his welcome?
(a) He does not find it unsuitable.
(b) He says it is suited for gods, not mortals.
(c) He says it is too poor for a king.
(d) He says that it is clearly meant for someone else.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the female attendants lay on the ground for Agamemnon to walk upon?

2. To what does the chorus compare life at the end of the third part of the first play?

3. To whom does Cassandra initially cry out?

4. What does Clytemnestra assume about Cassandra?

5. What is the function of the herald at the beginning of the second part of the first play?

(see the answer key)

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