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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play 3, Part 3 (p.215-230).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Apollo in the first part of the third play, where must Orestes travel?
(a) Athens.
(b) Crete.
(c) Sparta.
(d) Mycenae.

2. What does Clytemnestra call out for when she hears the noise from inside the palace in the third part of "The Libation Bearers"?
(a) An axe.
(b) The Furies.
(c) A sword.
(d) Zeus's intervention.

3. Where was Orestes when he was told to avenge his father?
(a) Ithaca.
(b) The oracle at Delphi.
(c) Athens.
(d) Sparta.

4. What does Orestes see when he cries out in terror after he has avenged his father's murder?
(a) Aegisthus.
(b) Erinyes or Furies.
(c) Clytemnestra.
(d) Agamemnon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kept Agamemnon from leaving for Troy right away?

2. What does Agamemnon think about this particular welcome home?

3. For which family member's sake did Agamemnon go to Troy?

4. What does Aegisthus brag about to the chorus?

5. What does Athena decide about the case presented to her by Orestes and the Furies?

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