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

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

3. According to Aegisthus, what actually brought about Agamemnon's death?
(a) The will of the gods.
(b) Clytemnestra's vengeance.
(c) The actions of Agamemnon and his father.
(d) Agamemnon's disregard for others.

4. What will be the first action taken when Orestes and Pylades infiltrate the palace?
(a) Cilissa will be alerted.
(b) Clytemnestra will be killed.
(c) Electra will be guided to safety.
(d) Aegisthus will be killed.

5. To whom does the oracle pray after her vision in the beginning of The Eumenides?
(a) Athena.
(b) Hermes.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Apollo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom must Cilissa go fetch?

2. What is Aegisthus's reaction when the chorus brings up Clytemnestra and her role in the murders?

3. What do the Furies tell Apollo about their hunt for Orestes?

4. What false news does the disguised Orestes give Clytemnestra?

5. What does Electra find when she wonders aloud if her brother has returned?

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