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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. Who is the first character to speak in "The Oresteia"?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) The Watchman.
(c) The leader of the chorus.
(d) Menelaus.

2. What does the signal that the man on the roof sees mean?
(a) Menelaus is coming home from the Trojan War.
(b) Agamemnon has died.
(c) Agamemnon is coming home from the Trojan War.
(d) King Priam is invading.

3. According to Clytemnestra, what did she watch for while Agamemnon was gone?
(a) She watched the moon to see if the gods would tell her anything through it.
(b) She watched for any sign from the gods.
(c) She kept watch for any word of her husband.
(d) She watched the horizon every day for his ship.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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