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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 goddess demanded Iphigenia in sacrifice?
(a) Demeter.
(b) Hera.
(c) Artemis.
(d) Athena.

2. In the first play, how is the chorus described in the narration?
(a) A group of young men.
(b) A group of old men.
(c) A group of holy men.
(d) A group of young women.

3. How does Agamemnon make his entrance?
(a) On foot.
(b) In a chariot.
(c) On horse back.
(d) In a horse-cart.

4. After receiving news of the fall of Troy, which Trojan does the chorus agree got what he deserved?
(a) Hector.
(b) Ajax.
(c) Aeneas.
(d) Paris.

5. Why is the herald so joyful?
(a) Clytemnestra favors him.
(b) He is home in Mycenae.
(c) The gods have spoken to him.
(d) He is gotten married.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first character to speak in "The Oresteia"?

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

3. What does Agamemnon find unsuitable about his welcome?

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

5. Why does Agamemnon walk inside his palace the way he does?

(see the answer key)

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