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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 respecting Agamemnon.
(b) Not believing her.
(c) Not offering proper prayers to the gods.
(d) Not listening to the herald.

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

3. In the first part of the first play, what does the chorus say of Agamemnon's fate?
(a) His fate is open.
(b) His fate will be to live a long life.
(c) His is preordained.
(d) The chorus says nothing about his fate.

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

5. What god does the leader of the chorus praise for Agamemnon's victory?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Hera.
(d) Athena.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why is the herald so joyful?

4. In her first appearance, Clytemnestra claims the chorus does not believe her. On what grounds does she base this claim?

5. What city does Clytemnestra describe as being ruined, burned, and full of mourning for the dead?

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