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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play 3, Part 1 (p. 199-205).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For whom do the disguised Orestes and Pylades cry out while outside the palace?
(a) Electra.
(b) Clytemnestra.
(c) Aegisthus.
(d) Cilissa.

2. Towards the end of the first play, what does the chorus tell Clytemnestra they refuse to do?
(a) Allow her son to return.
(b) Allow Agamemnon to be buried without any offerings made to the gods.
(c) Allow her to retire.
(d) Allow Aegisthus to rule Mycenae.

3. What is the lineage of the woman with Agamemnon in the third part of the first play?
(a) She is the daughter of the queen of the Amazons.
(b) She is Helen's half sister.
(c) She is a priestess of Athena.
(d) She is a Trojan princess.

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

5. According to Apollo, why should Orestes be left alone?
(a) Apollo himself sent Orestes to kill his mother.
(b) Clytemnestra deserved to die.
(c) Orestes was meant to kill his mother a long time ago.
(d) Electra would have killed Clytemnestra and Orestes saved her from it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clytemnestra claim about her life since Agamemnon left for war?

2. What must Aegisthus bring with him to the palace?

3. What is the function of the herald at the beginning of the second part of the first play?

4. What does Orestes promise Zeus if he succeeds in his revenge?

5. For what does the chorus pray in the third part of the second play?

(see the answer key)

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