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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play 3, Part 1 (p. 199-205).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what does Clytemnestra triumphantly reproach the chorus in the fifth part of "The Agamemnon"?
(a) Their ignorance about politics.
(b) Their support of Cassandra.
(c) Underestimating her because of her gender.
(d) Their reliance on the gods to intervene.

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

3. What does Electra find on her father's tomb?
(a) A book of verse.
(b) Orestes' sword.
(c) A lock of Orestes' hair.
(d) Letters she wrote to her brother.

4. According to the herald and the chorus, what has happened to Agamemnon's brother?
(a) His men mutinied against him on the return home.
(b) He was killed in battle.
(c) He has returns home safely.
(d) His ship is lost after a storm.

5. According to Clytemnestra, what did she watch for while Agamemnon was gone?
(a) She kept watch for any word of her husband.
(b) She watched for any sign from the gods.
(c) She watched the horizon every day for his ship.
(d) She watched the moon to see if the gods would tell her anything through it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the beginning of "The Eumenides" take place?

2. What does the signal that the man on the roof sees mean?

3. According to the chorus, to what did Clytemnestra give birth in her dream?

4. What is coming true for Clytemnestra in the fourth part of "The Libation Bearers"?

5. In the first part of the first play, what does the chorus say of Agamemnon's fate?

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