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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play 1, Part 3 (p.133-140).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Agamemnon tell Clytemnestra to greet and treat well?
(a) Hecuba.
(b) Briseis.
(c) Andromache.
(d) Cassandra.

2. According to the chorus in the second part of the first play, what will always prevail?
(a) Justice.
(b) Loyalty.
(c) Vengeance.
(d) Love.

3. What city does Clytemnestra describe as being ruined, burned, and full of mourning for the dead?
(a) Delphi.
(b) Troy.
(c) Athens.
(d) Mycenae.

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

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, according to the herald, is worth the suffering of the soldiers?

2. In the first part of the first play, what does the chorus say of Agamemnon's fate?

3. To what does the chorus compare life at the end of the third part of the first play?

4. According to Clytemnestra, what did she watch for while Agamemnon was gone?

5. What does somber information does the chorus remind the herald of?

(see the answer key)

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