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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 does Orestes leave behind at his father's tomb in tribute ?
(a) His sister's letters.
(b) His sword.
(c) A lock of his hair.
(d) A book of verse.

2. What do Orestes and Electra ask of their father's spirit?
(a) They ask for release.
(b) They ask for strength and guidance.
(c) They ask for safe passage to the castle.
(d) They ask for forgiveness.

3. What, according to the herald, is worth the suffering of the soldiers?
(a) The homecoming.
(b) The blessings of the gods.
(c) Love.
(d) Victory at war.

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

5. What was Paris's actual deed that set off the Trojan War?
(a) He murdered Menelaus.
(b) He dishonored Aphrodite.
(c) He kidnapped Helen.
(d) He rejected Apollo.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Clytemnestra's message to the herald, how has she kept her husband's house?

2. For which family member's sake did Agamemnon go to Troy?

3. For whom is the chorus crying out to return after the death of Agamemnon?

4. In what state is Orestes' old nurse, Cilissa, upon hearing that Orestes was murdered?

5. When does the second play take place?

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