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

2. What message does Clytemnestra send to Agamemnon through the herald?
(a) She is pregnant with his child.
(b) She has been loyal and faithful.
(c) She does not wish to see him.
(d) She wants to take him to Apollo's temple for blessings.

3. What does Orestes leave behind at his father's tomb in tribute ?
(a) His sister's letters.
(b) A lock of his hair.
(c) His sword.
(d) A book of verse.

4. What do the Furies claim about Orestes to Athena?
(a) He is cursed by his mother.
(b) He will taint his sister's grace if allowed to live.
(c) He will kill all women if allowed to live.
(d) He is unfit to speak for himself.

5. What interrupts the chorus's meditations on life at the end of the fourth part of "The Agamemnon"?
(a) Clytemnestra is laughing.
(b) Agamemnon is screaming.
(c) Orestes returns to the city.
(d) Cassandra is screaming.

Short Answer Questions

1. What goddess demanded Iphigenia in sacrifice?

2. What has Clytemnestra placed at all the shrines in Mycenae?

3. According to Apollo in the first part of the third play, where must Orestes travel?

4. To whom does Orestes pray when he arrives at the destination Apollo sent him to?

5. How does Clytemnestra defend her actions against Agamemnon to the chorus?

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