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

2. What is the lineage of the woman with Agamemnon in the third part of the first play?
(a) She is Helen's half sister.
(b) She is a Trojan princess.
(c) She is the daughter of the queen of the Amazons.
(d) She is a priestess of Athena.

3. For what does Clytemnestra scold the chorus in the second part of the first play?
(a) Not respecting Agamemnon.
(b) Not believing her.
(c) Not offering proper prayers to the gods.
(d) Not listening to the herald.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does Clytemnestra initially bring the chorus?

2. After receiving news of the fall of Troy, which Trojan does the chorus agree got what he deserved?

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

4. What feelings suddenly strike the chorus after Agamemnon enters his palace?

5. Why does the herald believe what he claims about Agamemnon's brother?

(see the answer key)

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