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

2. What is Clytemnestra's final reaction to Cassandra?
(a) She tries to help the princess down from the chariot.
(b) She grows angry and goes inside.
(c) She begs the princess to leave.
(d) She begs the princess for forgiveness for her husband's actions.

3. What goddess demanded Iphigenia in sacrifice?
(a) Demeter.
(b) Artemis.
(c) Hera.
(d) Athena.

4. How does Agamemnon agree to walk on the carpet?
(a) Carrying his wife.
(b) In his boots.
(c) Barefoot.
(d) On a horse.

5. What is concerning the chorus at the end of Play 1, Part 1?
(a) They do not know if Agamemnon knows that his wife has not been faithful.
(b) They do not know if Troy has truly fallen.
(c) They do not know if Agamemnon's return is as joyful as they believed.
(d) They do not know if there is a Trojan assassin waiting for them.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What, according to the herald, is worth the suffering of the soldiers?

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

4. Why is the herald so joyful?

5. What does somber information does the chorus remind the herald of?

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