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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 whom is the chorus crying out to return after the death of Agamemnon?
(a) Menelaus.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) Orestes.
(d) Agamemnon

2. Why does Orestes wish to return to the oracle at the end of "The Libation Bearers"?
(a) He wants another prophecy revealed to him.
(b) He wants to receive absolution for his deeds.
(c) He wants to receive punishment for his deeds.
(d) He wants to be reassured that he did the right thing.

3. Who is the oracle?
(a) Orestes' sister.
(b) A priest who speaks to the gods.
(c) A woman who prophesizes from the gods.
(d) A priestess of Hera.

4. For what does Aegisthus thank the gods in the fifth part of the first play?
(a) Their benevolence.
(b) Clytemnestra.
(c) The chorus.
(d) Justice.

5. About whom does the chorus ask the herald for news?
(a) Menelaus.
(b) Chryseis.
(c) Paris.
(d) Hector.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the lineage of the woman with Agamemnon in the third part of the first play?

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

3. According to Agamemnon, what kept him strong during the war?

4. How does part of the chorus react to the death of Agamemnon?

5. How does Clytemnestra defend her actions against Agamemnon to the chorus?

(see the answer key)

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