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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 does the herald ask of the gods?
(a) He asks that they bless Clytemnestra and her family.
(b) He asks that they send Agamemmon good winds for his journey.
(c) He asks that they continue to bless Agamemnon on his return home.
(d) He asks that they send a sign for whether he should leave the city.

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 does not find it unsuitable.
(d) He says that it is clearly meant for someone else.

3. What has Clytemnestra placed at all the shrines in Mycenae?
(a) Offerings to the gods.
(b) Maidens to pray.
(c) Blasphemous offerings.
(d) Guards.

4. For what does Cassandra pray in the fourth part of the first play?
(a) Redemption.
(b) Agamemnon to survive.
(c) An afterlife.
(d) An easy death.

5. What does Clytemnestra claim about her life since Agamemnon left for war?
(a) She claims to have been fine without him.
(b) She claims to have been lonely without him.
(c) She claims that her life improved after he left.
(d) She says that she remarried in his absence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clytemnestra try to get Cassandra to do in the fourth part of "The Agamemnon"?

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

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

4. What did Apollo expect in return for the gift he granted to Cassandra?

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

(see the answer key)

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