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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play 2, Part 3 (p. 183-190).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 a loyal follower.
(d) The offerings come from Clytemnestra as a loving wife .

2. How does Clytemnestra defend her actions against Agamemnon to the chorus?
(a) She argues that the Furies will not hurt her.
(b) She argues that she cannot be cursed again.
(c) She argues that she ended the curse.
(d) She argues that there never was a curse.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What woman is accompanying Agamemnon on his return to Mycenae?

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

3. What was Paris's actual deed that set off the Trojan War?

4. How does Agamemnon agree to walk on the carpet?

5. What confuses Orestes about Clytemnestra's orders for the tomb?

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