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

2. In the first part of the first play, according to Clytemnestra, what does Agamemnon have yet to endure?
(a) His reign as king.
(b) The journey home.
(c) The sacrifices to the gods.
(d) Another battle at sea.

3. What has Clytemnestra placed at all the shrines in Mycenae?
(a) Guards.
(b) Maidens to pray.
(c) Offerings to the gods.
(d) Blasphemous offerings.

4. According to the herald and the chorus, what has happened to Agamemnon's brother?
(a) He has returns home safely.
(b) His ship is lost after a storm.
(c) He was killed in battle.
(d) His men mutinied against him on the return home.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the first part of the first play, what signal is the man on the roof looking for?

3. What does the herald believe about Agamemnon's brother?

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

5. Why is the herald so joyful?

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