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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 message does Clytemnestra send to Agamemnon through the herald?
(a) She is pregnant with his child.
(b) She does not wish to see him.
(c) She wants to take him to Apollo's temple for blessings.
(d) She has been loyal and faithful.

2. To what does the chorus compare Troy after the herald exits?
(a) An old man.
(b) A beloved, though ungrateful child.
(c) A wise king with a terrible advisor.
(d) A new baby.

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

4. What does the herald believe about Agamemnon's brother?
(a) He is wandering the earth for all eternity.
(b) He is still alive.
(c) His soul is restless.
(d) He perished at sea.

5. What, according to the herald, is worth the suffering of the soldiers?
(a) The blessings of the gods.
(b) Victory at war.
(c) Love.
(d) The homecoming.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Clytemnestra, where are the signals that the man on the roof was watching for?

2. What does the herald ask of the gods?

3. In which city does "The Oresteia" begin?

4. Why is the herald so joyful?

5. What has Clytemnestra placed at all the shrines in Mycenae?

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