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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. According to Clytemnestra, where are the signals that the man on the roof was watching for?
(a) On top of mountains.
(b) In caves.
(c) On ships strewn throughout the oceans.
(d) In trees.

2. What had Clytemnestra told her daughter to say in her prayers before she comes to the tomb in the second play?
(a) The offerings come from a detached subject.
(b) The offerings come from Electra as an angry daughter.
(c) The offerings come from Clytemnestra as a loving wife .
(d) The offerings come from a loyal follower.

3. What does Orestes wonder about the women approaching his father's tomb?
(a) He wonders if they are there to mourn his father or a new tragedy.
(b) He wonders if they are there to move his father's body to safety.
(c) He wonders if they are there to desecrate the tomb.
(d) He wonders if they are there to celebrate his father's life.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Aegisthus's reaction when the chorus brings up Clytemnestra and her role in the murders?

2. What feelings suddenly strike the chorus after Agamemnon enters his palace?

3. What is the function of the herald at the beginning of the second part of the first play?

4. What reasoning did Clytemnestra give for exiling a certain person before the events of "The Agamemnon"?

5. For what does the leader of the chorus praise Agamemnon upon his return?

(see the answer key)

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