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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play 1, Part 2 (p. 125-132).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the herald's opinion on Troy and Paris?
(a) It is a tragedy.
(b) Paris should have surrendered and the city left untouched.
(c) They got what they deserved.
(d) The city should have turned Paris over to the Greeks.

2. According to the chorus, what was Paris's crime?
(a) Following his heart.
(b) Kidnapping Helen to break the peace.
(c) Following the will of the gods.
(d) Breaking the laws of nature.

3. According to Clytemnestra, where are the signals that the man on the roof was watching for?
(a) On top of mountains.
(b) On ships strewn throughout the oceans.
(c) In caves.
(d) In trees.

4. What city does Clytemnestra describe as being ruined, burned, and full of mourning for the dead?
(a) Mycenae.
(b) Delphi.
(c) Athens.
(d) Troy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the herald believe about Agamemnon's brother?

2. According to Clytemnestra's message to the herald, how has she kept her husband's house?

3. For which family member's sake did Agamemnon go to Troy?

4. What message does Clytemnestra send to Agamemnon through the herald?

5. What was Paris's actual deed that set off the Trojan War?

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