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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. In the first part of the first play, what does the chorus say of Agamemnon's fate?
(a) The chorus says nothing about his fate.
(b) His fate will be to live a long life.
(c) His fate is open.
(d) His is preordained.

2. What does Apollo claim about mothers and fathers in the last part of "The Eumenides"?
(a) The mother and father are equal.
(b) The mother is much more important than the father.
(c) The father is much more important than the mother.
(d) The mother and father are always equal, except in the case of Clytemnestra.

3. Why should Apollo's claim about the nature of parenthood appeal to Athena?
(a) Athena was abandoned by her father.
(b) Athena was abandoned by her mother.
(c) Athena has no mother and was born from Zeus's head.
(d) Athena has no father and was born from Hera's head.

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

5. What does Cassandra remove from her person in the fourth part of the first play?
(a) The crest of her family.
(b) Her royal jewelry.
(c) Her long hair.
(d) The chains Agamemnon put around her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Apollo claim that Clytemnestra needed to be killed?

2. What is the main conflict between Athena and the Furies?

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

4. What future events does Cassandra foresee after she sees the past?

5. What is Cassandra's last vision in "The Agamemnon"?

(see the answer key)

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