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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Paris's actual deed that set off the Trojan War?
(a) He dishonored Aphrodite.
(b) He murdered Menelaus.
(c) He rejected Apollo.
(d) He kidnapped Helen.

2. In the first part of the first play, according to Clytemnestra, what does Agamemnon have yet to endure?
(a) Another battle at sea.
(b) His reign as king.
(c) The sacrifices to the gods.
(d) The journey home.

3. What does the signal that the man on the roof sees mean?
(a) King Priam is invading.
(b) Agamemnon has died.
(c) Agamemnon is coming home from the Trojan War.
(d) Menelaus is coming home from the Trojan War.

4. For which family member's sake did Agamemnon go to Troy?
(a) Priam.
(b) Paris.
(c) Hector.
(d) Menelaus.

5. To what does the chorus compare Troy after the herald exits?
(a) A new baby.
(b) A beloved, though ungrateful child.
(c) A wise king with a terrible advisor.
(d) An old man.

6. What does Aegisthus brag about to the chorus?
(a) He claims to have killed Cassandra.
(b) He claims to have bested Apollo in a competition.
(c) He claims to have planned Agamemnon's death.
(d) He claims to have killed Agamemnon.

7. To whom does Orestes pray while at his father's tomb?
(a) Hermes and Zeus.
(b) Hera and Demeter.
(c) Athena and Apollo.
(d) Aphrodite and Diana.

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

9. Who accompanies Orestes to Agamemnon's tomb in the beginning of the second play?
(a) An oracle.
(b) Menelaus.
(c) Pylades.
(d) Odysseus.

10. What advice does Electra ask of the chorus while at her father's tomb?
(a) She is unsure of where to go when she runs away.
(b) She is unsure if she is truly her father's daughter.
(c) She is unsure of whether to mourn her father.
(d) She is unsure of how to pray.

11. What kept Agamemnon from leaving for Troy right away?
(a) He did not wish to leave his family.
(b) A prophecy.
(c) No wind.
(d) He did not feel he had probable cause to go to Troy.

12. How does part of the chorus react to the death of Agamemnon?
(a) They grieve for their king.
(b) They are indifferent.
(c) They are joyous.
(d) They believe he got what he deserved.

13. What is Cassandra's reaction to Clytemnestra?
(a) Cassandra refuses the wine Clytemnestra offers.
(b) She does not move from the chariot.
(c) She tells her she does not wish to leave the city.
(d) Cassandra throws herself at her feet.

14. What do the female attendants lay on the ground for Agamemnon to walk upon?
(a) A purple cloth.
(b) A white cloth.
(c) A red cloth.
(d) A gold cloth.

15. According to the chorus, what was Paris's crime?
(a) Breaking the laws of nature.
(b) Following the will of the gods.
(c) Kidnapping Helen to break the peace.
(d) Following his heart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clytemnestra remind the chorus to do after Aegisthus's outburst?

2. What does Electra find on her father's tomb?

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

4. After receiving news of the fall of Troy, which Trojan does the chorus agree got what he deserved?

5. Whom does Agamemnon tell Clytemnestra to greet and treat well?

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