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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play 1, Part 5 (p.150-159).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the first part of the first play, what signal is the man on the roof looking for?
(a) A bonfire.
(b) An arrow.
(c) A ship.
(d) A moonbeam.

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

3. Why does Cassandra walk into the palace?
(a) She refuses to run from her fate.
(b) She hears Clytemnestra calling for help.
(c) She has nothing else to do.
(d) She hears Agamemnon calling for her.

4. According to Agamemnon, what was the cause of Troy's being "ground into dust?"
(a) It was the will of the gods.
(b) It was over a woman.
(c) It was the will of two kings.
(d) It was because of a misunderstanding.

5. What feelings suddenly strike the chorus after Agamemnon enters his palace?
(a) They have feelings of joy.
(b) They have feelings of sickness.
(c) They have feelings of foreboding.
(d) They have feelings of hysteria.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What reasoning did Clytemnestra give for exiling a certain person before the events of "The Agamemnon"?

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

4. What gift did Apollo give Cassandra before the events of The Oresteia?

5. In which city does "The Oresteia" begin?

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