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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 the chorus, what was Paris's crime?
(a) Breaking the laws of nature.
(b) Kidnapping Helen to break the peace.
(c) Following his heart.
(d) Following the will of the gods.

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

3. What is Cassandra's final prayer?
(a) Apollo will forgive her.
(b) Her death will be avenged.
(c) Athena will protect her.
(d) She will be remembered.

4. What does Electra find when she wonders aloud if her brother has returned?
(a) Offerings to the gods.
(b) A campfire.
(c) Pylades' pack.
(d) Orestes and Pylades' footprints.

5. What does the herald ask of the gods?
(a) He asks that they continue to bless Agamemnon on his return home.
(b) He asks that they send Agamemmon good winds for his journey.
(c) He asks that they send a sign for whether he should leave the city.
(d) He asks that they bless Clytemnestra and her family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the herald's opinion on Troy and Paris?

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

3. What past events does Cassandra see in a vision?

4. What interrupts the chorus's meditations on life at the end of the fourth part of "The Agamemnon"?

5. What does Clytemnestra claim about her life since Agamemnon left for war?

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