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

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

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

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

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

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. Why is the herald so joyful?

4. To what does the chorus compare Troy after the herald exits?

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

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