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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 news does Clytemnestra initially bring the chorus?
(a) Agamemnon has died.
(b) Troy has been defeated.
(c) Troy has defeated the Greeks.
(d) Menelaus will be taking over Mycenae.

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

3. According to the chorus, what was Paris's crime?
(a) Breaking the laws of nature.
(b) Kidnapping Helen to break the peace.
(c) Following his heart.
(d) Following the will of the gods.

4. For what does the herald thank the gods?
(a) He thanks them for having such a benevolent queen.
(b) He thanks them for blessing him and the army.
(c) He thanks them for sending him his wife.
(d) He thanks them for speaking to him.

5. According to Agamemnon, what kept him strong during the war?
(a) His thoughts of his wife.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) His thoughts of his children.
(d) His thoughts of his home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the function of the herald at the beginning of the second part of the first play?

2. Whom does Agamemnon tell Clytemnestra to greet and treat well?

3. What does Clytemnestra claim about her life since Agamemnon left for war?

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

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

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