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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 is concerning the chorus at the end of Play 1, Part 1?
(a) They do not know if Troy has truly fallen.
(b) They do not know if Agamemnon's return is as joyful as they believed.
(c) They do not know if Agamemnon knows that his wife has not been faithful.
(d) They do not know if there is a Trojan assassin waiting for them.

2. For what does Clytemnestra triumphantly reproach the chorus in the fifth part of "The Agamemnon"?
(a) Underestimating her because of her gender.
(b) Their reliance on the gods to intervene.
(c) Their ignorance about politics.
(d) Their support of Cassandra.

3. What feelings suddenly strike the chorus after Agamemnon enters his palace?
(a) They have feelings of sickness.
(b) They have feelings of hysteria.
(c) They have feelings of foreboding.
(d) They have feelings of joy.

4. What is Clytemnestra's plan for ruling Mycenae at the end of the Agamemnon?
(a) She and Aegisthus will rule it together.
(b) Aegisthus will rule it.
(c) Orestes will return and rule it with her.
(d) She will rule it alone.

5. How does Electra know the offering on the tomb came from Orestes?
(a) She gave the book to her brother.
(b) She wrote the letters to her brother.
(c) His hair looks just like her own.
(d) The sword has the family crest on it.

Short Answer Questions

1. After receiving news of the fall of Troy, which Trojan does the chorus agree got what he deserved?

2. How does Clytemnestra defend her actions against Agamemnon to the chorus?

3. What is Aegisthus's relationship to Clytemnestra as demonstrated at the end of "The Agamemnon"?

4. According to Agamemnon, what kept him strong during the war?

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

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