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

2. What does Agamemnon find unsuitable about his welcome?
(a) He says it is suited for gods, not mortals.
(b) He says it is too poor for a king.
(c) He says that it is clearly meant for someone else.
(d) He does not find it unsuitable.

3. What does part of the chorus suggest to Clytemnestra about her actions when they confront her?
(a) She is merely continuing the curse.
(b) She has ended the curse.
(c) She has begun another curse.
(d) She has awakened the Furies.

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

5. How is Aegisthus related to the house of Atreus?
(a) He is the nephew of Atreus.
(b) He is the son of Atreus.
(c) He is the husband of Atreus's daughter.
(d) He is the cousin of Atreus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the herald ask of the gods?

2. For what does Clytemnestra scold the chorus in the second part of the first play?

3. What is Clytemnestra's plan for ruling Mycenae at the end of the Agamemnon?

4. In the first part of the first play, what signal is the man on the roof looking for?

5. What do the female attendants lay on the ground for Agamemnon to walk upon?

(see the answer key)

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