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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 do the female attendants lay on the ground for Agamemnon to walk upon?
(a) A purple cloth.
(b) A red cloth.
(c) A white cloth.
(d) A gold cloth.

2. What does Clytemnestra assume about Cassandra?
(a) Cassandra is deaf.
(b) Cassandra is being belligerent.
(c) Cassandra is not very smart.
(d) Cassandra does not understand what is being said.

3. What city does Clytemnestra describe as being ruined, burned, and full of mourning for the dead?
(a) Mycenae.
(b) Athens.
(c) Troy.
(d) Delphi.

4. What does Orestes leave behind at his father's tomb in tribute ?
(a) A lock of his hair.
(b) A book of verse.
(c) His sister's letters.
(d) His sword.

5. What is Clytemnestra's plan for ruling Mycenae at the end of the Agamemnon?
(a) Aegisthus will rule it.
(b) She and Aegisthus will rule it together.
(c) Orestes will return and rule it with her.
(d) She will rule it alone.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the herald ask of the gods?

3. Whom did Clytemnestra send into exile?

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

5. What does Clytemnestra wish for herself and her country at the end of the Agamemnon?

(see the answer key)

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