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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. In her first appearance, Clytemnestra claims the chorus does not believe her. On what grounds does she base this claim?
(a) She is an inexperienced queen.
(b) She is a woman.
(c) She is not a holy woman.
(d) She is not faithful to her husband.

2. What would happen to Orestes if he did not take revenge upon his mother, according the oracle?
(a) Electra would die.
(b) Agamemnon would suffer in Hades.
(c) Orestes' own life would be cursed.
(d) Aegisthus would murder Clytemnestra.

3. What is the function of the herald at the beginning of the second part of the first play?
(a) He brings news of Iphigenia.
(b) He brings news of Aegisthus.
(c) He brings news of Orestes.
(d) He brings news of Agamemnon.

4. What does Clytemnestra call out for when she hears the noise from inside the palace in the third part of "The Libation Bearers"?
(a) A sword.
(b) Zeus's intervention.
(c) An axe.
(d) The Furies.

5. To whom does Orestes pray while at his father's tomb?
(a) Athena and Apollo.
(b) Hermes and Zeus.
(c) Hera and Demeter.
(d) Aphrodite and Diana.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what does Cassandra pray in the fourth part of the first play?

2. According to the chorus in the second part of the first play, what will always prevail?

3. While mourning her father at his grave, what does Electra pray for the most?

4. What do the female attendants lay on the ground for Agamemnon to walk upon?

5. In the first part of the first play, according to Clytemnestra, what does Agamemnon have yet to endure?

(see the answer key)

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