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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. Where does the action of the third part of "The Libation Bearers" take place?
(a) At Agamemnon's tomb.
(b) In front of the palace.
(c) Inside the palace.
(d) Inside the temple to Zeus.

2. Whom does Agamemnon tell Clytemnestra to greet and treat well?
(a) Cassandra.
(b) Briseis.
(c) Hecuba.
(d) Andromache.

3. What woman is accompanying Agamemnon on his return to Mycenae?
(a) Cassandra.
(b) Andromache.
(c) Briseis.
(d) Phoebe.

4. According to the chorus, to what did Clytemnestra give birth in her dream?
(a) A goat.
(b) A gorgon.
(c) A snake.
(d) A lion.

5. Whom does Orestes wonder might be leading the crowd of women coming to Agamemnon's tomb?
(a) Iphigenia.
(b) Electra.
(c) Cassandra.
(d) Clytemnestra.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Clytemnestra grieve after the false news of her son's death?

2. What is heard from inside the palace after Aegisthus enters it?

3. What does the herald believe about Agamemnon's brother?

4. What is concerning the chorus at the end of Play 1, Part 1?

5. What does Pylades advise Orestes to do?

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