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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. For what does Clytemnestra scold the chorus in the second part of the first play?
(a) Not offering proper prayers to the gods.
(b) Not respecting Agamemnon.
(c) Not listening to the herald.
(d) Not believing her.

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

3. What is concerning the chorus at the end of Play 1, Part 1?
(a) They do not know if there is a Trojan assassin waiting for them.
(b) They do not know if Agamemnon knows that his wife has not been faithful.
(c) They do not know if Agamemnon's return is as joyful as they believed.
(d) They do not know if Troy has truly fallen.

4. What kept Agamemnon from leaving for Troy right away?
(a) No wind.
(b) A prophecy.
(c) He did not wish to leave his family.
(d) He did not feel he had probable cause to go to Troy.

5. Why is the herald so joyful?
(a) The gods have spoken to him.
(b) He is home in Mycenae.
(c) Clytemnestra favors him.
(d) He is gotten married.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the first part of the first play, according to Clytemnestra, what does Agamemnon have yet to endure?

2. What goddess demanded Iphigenia in sacrifice?

3. According to the chorus, what was Paris's crime?

4. For what does the herald thank the gods?

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

(see the answer key)

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