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

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

3. What was Paris's actual deed that set off the Trojan War?
(a) He murdered Menelaus.
(b) He dishonored Aphrodite.
(c) He rejected Apollo.
(d) He kidnapped Helen.

4. What does somber information does the chorus remind the herald of?
(a) There are no princes and princesses left in the city.
(b) People in Mycenae have been grieving for their loved ones at war.
(c) Clytemnestra has been unfaithful to her husband.
(d) Agamemnon does not wish to come home.

5. Why does the herald believe what he claims about Agamemnon's brother?
(a) Menelaus angered the gods by burning Troy.
(b) He does not believe Zeus is ready to take him yet.
(c) Helen loves Menelaus too much to harm him.
(d) Menelaus is too good of a sailor to get lost.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the herald ask of the gods?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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