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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 Clytemnestra claim about her life since Agamemnon left for war?
(a) She claims that her life improved after he left.
(b) She says that she remarried in his absence.
(c) She claims to have been fine without him.
(d) She claims to have been lonely without him.

2. According to the chorus, what is the only thing Electra can pray for while at Agamemnon's grave?
(a) The death of her father's murderers.
(b) Her mother's salvation.
(c) Her own freedom.
(d) The return of her family.

3. What does Agamemnon think about this particular welcome home?
(a) He wants his concubine to be impressed.
(b) He does not want his people to think poorly of him for not having a grand entrance.
(c) He does not want his people to think worse of him for being surrounded by indulgence.
(d) He is very happy with it.

4. What does Electra find on her father's tomb?
(a) Orestes' sword.
(b) Letters she wrote to her brother.
(c) A book of verse.
(d) A lock of Orestes' hair.

5. What goddess demanded Iphigenia in sacrifice?
(a) Athena.
(b) Artemis.
(c) Demeter.
(d) Hera.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Clytemnestra placed at all the shrines in Mycenae?

2. What does Aegisthus brag about to the chorus?

3. What, according to the herald, is worth the suffering of the soldiers?

4. What does Orestes leave behind at his father's tomb in tribute ?

5. What god does the leader of the chorus praise for Agamemnon's victory?

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