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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. What gift did Apollo give Cassandra before the events of The Oresteia?
(a) Prophecy.
(b) Immortality.
(c) The ability of persuasion.
(d) The ability to speak in tongues.

2. What does the signal that the man on the roof sees mean?
(a) Agamemnon is coming home from the Trojan War.
(b) Menelaus is coming home from the Trojan War.
(c) King Priam is invading.
(d) Agamemnon has died.

3. According to the chorus in the second part of the first play, what will always prevail?
(a) Love.
(b) Justice.
(c) Vengeance.
(d) Loyalty.

4. What is Cassandra's last vision in "The Agamemnon"?
(a) She will overpower her would-be murderer.
(b) Someone will return to Mycenae and right all the wrongs.
(c) She will ascend to Mount Olympus.
(d) Agamemnon will die.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Apollo, why should Orestes be left alone?

2. To whom does the oracle pray after her vision in the beginning of The Eumenides?

3. For what does the leader of the chorus praise Agamemnon upon his return?

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

5. What does the chorus instruct Cilissa to do instead of following Clytemnestra's orders?

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