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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. In her first appearance, Clytemnestra claims the chorus does not believe her. On what grounds does she base this claim?
(a) She is an inexperienced queen.
(b) She is not faithful to her husband.
(c) She is a woman.
(d) She is not a holy woman.

2. What news does Clytemnestra initially bring the chorus?
(a) Menelaus will be taking over Mycenae.
(b) Troy has been defeated.
(c) Agamemnon has died.
(d) Troy has defeated the Greeks.

3. What has Clytemnestra placed at all the shrines in Mycenae?
(a) Maidens to pray.
(b) Guards.
(c) Offerings to the gods.
(d) Blasphemous offerings.

4. What is the function of the herald at the beginning of the second part of the first play?
(a) He brings news of Iphigenia.
(b) He brings news of Aegisthus.
(c) He brings news of Orestes.
(d) He brings news of Agamemnon.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the first play, how is the chorus described in the narration?

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

4. According to the herald and the chorus, what has happened to Agamemnon's brother?

5. For what does Clytemnestra scold the chorus in the second part of the first play?

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