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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. Where was Orestes when he was told to avenge his father?
(a) Ithaca.
(b) The oracle at Delphi.
(c) Sparta.
(d) Athens.

2. What does Orestes realize about his mother's dream?
(a) It prophesizes his failure in his revenge.
(b) It prophesizes the death of Electra
(c) It prophesizes the murder of Clytemnestra by Aegisthus.
(d) It prophesizes his revenge against his mother.

3. What does Clytemnestra remind the chorus to do after Aegisthus's outburst?
(a) Pray to the gods.
(b) Never tell anyone what they witnessed.
(c) Keep to their place.
(d) Make offerings for Agamemnon's soul.

4. What past events does Cassandra see in a vision?
(a) The kidnapping of Helen.
(b) The fall of Troy.
(c) The tragedies of the house of Atreus.
(d) The death of Achilles.

5. What was Paris's actual deed that set off the Trojan War?
(a) He dishonored Aphrodite.
(b) He murdered Menelaus.
(c) He kidnapped Helen.
(d) He rejected Apollo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aegisthus claim after his entrance in "The Libation Bearers"?

2. For what does the chorus pray in the third part of the second play?

3. What do the Furies complain about when they awaken in the beginning of "The Eumenides"?

4. For whom is the chorus crying out to return after the death of Agamemnon?

5. What kept Agamemnon from leaving for Troy right away?

(see the answer key)

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