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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. For what does Aegisthus thank the gods in the fifth part of the first play?
(a) Justice.
(b) Their benevolence.
(c) The chorus.
(d) Clytemnestra.

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

3. To whom does Cassandra initially cry out?
(a) Athena.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Hermes.

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

5. What news does Clytemnestra initially bring the chorus?
(a) Menelaus will be taking over Mycenae.
(b) Troy has defeated the Greeks.
(c) Troy has been defeated.
(d) Agamemnon has died.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the herald and the chorus, what has happened to Agamemnon's brother?

2. According to Agamemnon, what was the cause of Troy's being "ground into dust?"

3. What is Cassandra's reaction to Clytemnestra?

4. Why does Agamemnon walk inside his palace the way he does?

5. What is Cassandra's last vision in "The Agamemnon"?

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