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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 do the female attendants lay on the ground for Agamemnon to walk upon?
(a) A red cloth.
(b) A purple cloth.
(c) A gold cloth.
(d) A white cloth.

2. Why does the herald believe what he claims about Agamemnon's brother?
(a) Menelaus angered the gods by burning Troy.
(b) Menelaus is too good of a sailor to get lost.
(c) Helen loves Menelaus too much to harm him.
(d) He does not believe Zeus is ready to take him yet.

3. 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 Electra as an angry daughter.
(b) The offerings come from a detached subject.
(c) The offerings come from Clytemnestra as a loving wife .
(d) The offerings come from a loyal follower.

4. After Cassandra enters the castle and their monologue is interrupted, what dispute rises amongst the chorus?
(a) They do not know if there are gods walking among them.
(b) They do not know whether to stop the murder or let it be.
(c) They do not know if Cassandra spoke the truth.
(d) They do not know if Agamemnon or Clytemnestra is the more vicious of the two rulers.

5. How is Aegisthus related to the house of Atreus?
(a) He is the nephew of Atreus.
(b) He is the husband of Atreus's daughter.
(c) He is the son of Atreus.
(d) He is the cousin of Atreus.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the chorus of women, what will atone for the murder of Agamemnon?

2. For what does the herald thank the gods?

3. How does Agamemnon make his entrance?

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

5. In the first part of the first play, what signal is the man on the roof looking for?

(see the answer key)

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