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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play 2, Part 1 (p. 165-171).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reasoning did Clytemnestra give for exiling a certain person before the events of "The Agamemnon"?
(a) She wanted him out of the way of her lover's ascension.
(b) She was afraid that gods would smite her son.
(c) She was afraid her daughter might tempt her lover.
(d) She wanted to keep her son safe from Trojan assassins.

2. What future events does Cassandra foresee after she sees the past?
(a) She sees herself escaping the city.
(b) She sees herself ruling Mycenae with Clytemnestra's lover.
(c) She sees the murder of herself and Agamemnon by Clytemnestra.
(d) She sees herself as queen of Mycenae.

3. For which family member's sake did Agamemnon go to Troy?
(a) Paris.
(b) Priam.
(c) Menelaus.
(d) Hector.

4. What past events does Cassandra see in a vision?
(a) The kidnapping of Helen.
(b) The death of Achilles.
(c) The fall of Troy.
(d) The tragedies of the house of Atreus.

5. While mourning her father at his grave, what does Electra pray for the most?
(a) Her brother's return.
(b) Her mother's forgiveness.
(c) Menelaus's vengeance on Cltemnestra.
(d) The death of Aegisthus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clytemnestra assume about Cassandra?

2. What is Clytemnestra's final reaction to Cassandra?

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

4. What was Apollo's reaction to Cassandra not meeting his expectations when he granted her with a gift?

5. What goddess demanded Iphigenia in sacrifice?

(see the answer key)

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