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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 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 that her life improved after he left.
(d) She claims to have been fine without him.

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

3. What woman is accompanying Agamemnon on his return to Mycenae?
(a) Phoebe.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) Briseis.
(d) Andromache.

4. How does Agamemnon make his entrance?
(a) On foot.
(b) In a horse-cart.
(c) In a chariot.
(d) On horse back.

5. What has Clytemnestra placed at all the shrines in Mycenae?
(a) Blasphemous offerings.
(b) Guards.
(c) Offerings to the gods.
(d) Maidens to pray.

Short Answer Questions

1. After receiving news of the fall of Troy, which Trojan does the chorus agree got what he deserved?

2. What does somber information does the chorus remind the herald of?

3. For what does the leader of the chorus praise Agamemnon upon his return?

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

5. What, according to the herald, is worth the suffering of the soldiers?

(see the answer key)

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