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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 Clytemnestra's message to the herald, how has she kept her husband's house?
(a) She has given it over to someone else for safekeeping.
(b) She has been overwhelmed by the responsibilities of it.
(c) As well as she could.
(d) Safe and welcoming upon his return.

2. What would happen to Orestes if he did not take revenge upon his mother, according the oracle?
(a) Agamemnon would suffer in Hades.
(b) Aegisthus would murder Clytemnestra.
(c) Orestes' own life would be cursed.
(d) Electra would die.

3. How does Orestes introduce himself to Athena?
(a) He tells her he is Electra's brother.
(b) He tells her he is Clytemnestra's son.
(c) He tells her he is Agamemnon's son.
(d) He tells her he is Atreus's grandson.

4. What is coming true for Clytemnestra in the fourth part of "The Libation Bearers"?
(a) A prophecy revealed by Demeter.
(b) A curse passed on by Apollo.
(c) A blessing given to her by Hera.
(d) Her dream about the snake.

5. What city does Clytemnestra describe as being ruined, burned, and full of mourning for the dead?
(a) Mycenae.
(b) Delphi.
(c) Athens.
(d) Troy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Orestes when he was told to avenge his father?

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

3. What had Clytemnestra told her daughter to say in her prayers before she comes to the tomb in the second play?

4. To whom does Electra pray while at Agamemnon's tomb?

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

(see the answer key)

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