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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 does somber information does the chorus remind the herald of?
(a) Clytemnestra has been unfaithful to her husband.
(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) Agamemnon does not wish to come home.

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

3. What message does Clytemnestra send to Agamemnon through the herald?
(a) She does not wish to see him.
(b) She wants to take him to Apollo's temple for blessings.
(c) She has been loyal and faithful.
(d) She is pregnant with his child.

4. For what does the leader of the chorus praise Agamemnon upon his return?
(a) His continued piety to the gods.
(b) His continued fealty to his people.
(c) His captive, Cassandra.
(d) Victory with Troy.

5. According to Clytemnestra, where are the signals that the man on the roof was watching for?
(a) On ships strewn throughout the oceans.
(b) On top of mountains.
(c) In caves.
(d) In trees.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the chorus in the second part of the first play, what will always prevail?

2. What does Agamemnon think about this particular welcome home?

3. According to the chorus, what was Paris's crime?

4. What is the herald's opinion on Troy and Paris?

5. According to Agamemnon, what kept him strong during the war?

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