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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Clytemnestra grieve after the false news of her son's death?
(a) She regrets her treatment of Electra.
(b) Orestes is the only hope of breaking the family curse.
(c) She regrets banishing him..
(d) Orestes was the only child she loved.

2. What does Orestes promise Zeus if he succeeds in his revenge?
(a) He will live anonymously and wisely.
(b) He will build a grand altar for Zeus.
(c) He will restore the glory of their name.
(d) He will worship the gods as humbly as he can.

3. What do the Eumenides claim about Orestes' travels in the second part of "The Eumenides"?
(a) His journey has been useless.
(b) Orestes is defying the will of the gods.
(c) The voyage should have killed him.
(d) Apollo has been granting him unfair advantages in his travels.

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

5. To whom does Orestes pray when he arrives at the destination Apollo sent him to?
(a) Hera.
(b) Aphrodite.
(c) Athena.
(d) Demeter.

6. What does Aegisthus claim after his entrance in "The Libation Bearers"?
(a) He is the father of Orestes.
(b) He cannot be fooled.
(c) He is thrice blessed by the gods.
(d) He is the wisest man in Mycenae.

7. What will Athena appoint to pass judgment on the case between Orestes and the Furies?
(a) A council of gods.
(b) A council of Athens' elders.
(c) A court of all spirits affected by Orestes' murder of Clytemnestra.
(d) A council of king.

8. What ends up freeing Orestes from the Furies at the end of "The Eumenides"?
(a) Clytemnestra's spirit pleads for her son's freedom.
(b) Athena's vote for Orestes breaks the tie in the Areopagus.
(c) Agamemnon's spirit asks the Furies to pursue him in Orestes' place.
(d) The Areopagus votes for Orestes.

9. What does Orestes wonder about Aegisthus after he has murdered his mother?
(a) He wonders if Aegisthus was truly guilty.
(b) He wonders if Aegisthus suffered during his death.
(c) He wonders if Aegisthus is receiving an adulterer's punishment.
(d) He wonders if Aegisthus was repenting his sins in the last moments of his life.

10. What do the Furies tell Apollo about their hunt for Orestes?
(a) It is their right to hunt whom they please.
(b) It is their right to avenge the death of Iphigenia upon anyone connected.
(c) It is their right to hunt someone who has left his sister an orphan.
(d) It is their right to punish those who murder their mothers.

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

12. What does Orestes see when he cries out in terror after he has avenged his father's murder?
(a) Clytemnestra.
(b) Erinyes or Furies.
(c) Aegisthus.
(d) Agamemnon.

13. What do the Furies celebrate in poem and dance in the second part of "The Eumenides"?
(a) The vengeance of all women.
(b) Their immortality, power, and divine right.
(c) The imminent death of Orestes.
(d) The freedom of Clytemnestra's soul.

14. In the last part of "The Eumenides", why does Apollo appear in the court?
(a) He is there to testify against Orestes.
(b) He is there to keep the Furies under control.
(c) He is there to protect Orestes during the trial.
(d) He is there to testify in Orestes' favor.

15. What does Orestes hold up as proof that his father has been avenged?
(a) Aegisthus's bloody robes.
(b) The crown.
(c) The cloth that Agamemnon was trapped in before he was murdered.
(d) His mother's bloody robes.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Furies do not awaken, what does the ghost urge them to dream about?

2. What does Athena proclaim before the judges announce their vote at the end of "The Eumenides"?

3. From where has Athena flown when she makes her entrance?

4. To whom does the oracle pray after her vision in the beginning of The Eumenides?

5. According to Apollo, why should Orestes be left alone?

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