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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. For whom is the chorus crying out to return after the death of Agamemnon?
(a) Cassandra.
(b) Menelaus.
(c) Orestes.
(d) Agamemnon

2. For what does Clytemnestra scold the chorus in the second part of the first play?
(a) Not offering proper prayers to the gods.
(b) Not respecting Agamemnon.
(c) Not listening to the herald.
(d) Not believing her.

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

4. What does Clytemnestra wish for herself and her country at the end of the Agamemnon?
(a) She wishes to conquer the next city.
(b) She wishes to have another child to take over for her.
(c) She wishes to live peacefully.
(d) She wishes to retire as queen.

5. What does Aegisthus brag about to the chorus?
(a) He claims to have killed Cassandra.
(b) He claims to have bested Apollo in a competition.
(c) He claims to have killed Agamemnon.
(d) He claims to have planned Agamemnon's death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What goddess demanded Iphigenia in sacrifice?

2. To what does the chorus compare Troy after the herald exits?

3. For what does Clytemnestra particularly take offense with the chorus while reveling in her triumph?

4. What had Clytemnestra told her daughter to say in her prayers before she comes to the tomb in the second play?

5. In the first part of the first play, what does the chorus say of Agamemnon's fate?

(see the answer key)

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