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

2. For what does the herald thank the gods?
(a) He thanks them for blessing him and the army.
(b) He thanks them for having such a benevolent queen.
(c) He thanks them for speaking to him.
(d) He thanks them for sending him his wife.

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

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

5. According to the chorus, what is the only thing Electra can pray for while at Agamemnon's grave?
(a) Her mother's salvation.
(b) The death of her father's murderers.
(c) The return of her family.
(d) Her own freedom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does part of the chorus suggest to Clytemnestra about her actions when they confront her?

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

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

4. What city does Clytemnestra describe as being ruined, burned, and full of mourning for the dead?

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

(see the answer key)

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