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

2. How does Agamemnon make his entrance?
(a) On horse back.
(b) In a horse-cart.
(c) In a chariot.
(d) On foot.

3. To Aegisthus's consternation, of what does the chorus remind him?
(a) He was not fit to be a soldier.
(b) He is half the man that Agamemnon was.
(c) He is not of royal blood.
(d) Clytemnestra did all the work in murdering Agamemnon.

4. Where does the second part of "The Eumenides" take place?
(a) Mycenae.
(b) Sparta.
(c) Athens.
(d) Delphi.

5. Why does Agamemnon walk inside his palace the way he does?
(a) He believes it is more touching to walk in together.
(b) He believes it is grander.
(c) He does not care about Clytemnestra's feelings on the matter.
(d) He believes it is more humbling.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the lineage of the woman with Agamemnon in the third part of the first play?

3. For what does the herald thank the gods?

4. How does Clytemnestra plead for her life to Orestes?

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

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