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

2. What goddess demanded Iphigenia in sacrifice?
(a) Hera.
(b) Demeter.
(c) Artemis.
(d) Athena.

3. What does the herald ask of the gods?
(a) He asks that they send a sign for whether he should leave the city.
(b) He asks that they continue to bless Agamemnon on his return home.
(c) He asks that they send Agamemmon good winds for his journey.
(d) He asks that they bless Clytemnestra and her family.

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

5. In which city does "The Oresteia" begin?
(a) Troy.
(b) Delphi.
(c) Mycenae.
(d) Athens.

Short Answer Questions

1. About whom does the chorus ask the herald for news?

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

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

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

5. What does the signal that the man on the roof sees mean?

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