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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. In the first play, how is the chorus described in the narration?
(a) A group of young women.
(b) A group of old men.
(c) A group of young men.
(d) A group of holy men.

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

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

4. In the first part of the first play, what signal is the man on the roof looking for?
(a) A bonfire.
(b) A moonbeam.
(c) An arrow.
(d) A ship.

5. What advice does Electra ask of the chorus while at her father's tomb?
(a) She is unsure of where to go when she runs away.
(b) She is unsure of how to pray.
(c) She is unsure if she is truly her father's daughter.
(d) She is unsure of whether to mourn her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Aegisthus, what actually brought about Agamemnon's death?

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

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

4. Why does Agamemnon walk inside his palace the way he does?

5. What does Clytemnestra claim about her life since Agamemnon left for war?

(see the answer key)

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