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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Furies complain about when they awaken in the beginning of "The Eumenides"?
(a) Orestes.
(b) The younger gods.
(c) The elder gods.
(d) The Ancients.

2. What does Orestes remind his mother of when she pleads for her life?
(a) His love for her.
(b) Her sins.
(c) Electra's inability to mourn for her father.
(d) The gods' will.

3. What is heard from inside the palace after Aegisthus enters it?
(a) Electra screaming as Aegisthus murders her.
(b) Pylades is screaming as Aegisthus murders him.
(c) Aegisthus screaming as he is being murdered.
(d) Orestes screaming as he is murdered by Aegisthus.

4. What must Aegisthus bring with him to the palace?
(a) A regiment of soldiers.
(b) Orestes' sword.
(c) Agamemnon's body.
(d) Offerings to the gods.

5. According to Apollo, why should Orestes be left alone?
(a) Clytemnestra deserved to die.
(b) Electra would have killed Clytemnestra and Orestes saved her from it.
(c) Apollo himself sent Orestes to kill his mother.
(d) Orestes was meant to kill his mother a long time ago.

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

7. What does Pylades advise Orestes to do?
(a) Orestes will be looked upon as weak if he does not kill Clytemnestra.
(b) The oracle said Orestes must kill his mother.
(c) Electra will be cursed if Orestes does not follow through with his revenge.
(d) Orestes will be murdered by Clytemnestra if he does not kill her first.

8. What do the Furies demand to know in court from Orestes?
(a) They demand to know why he was exiled for so many years.
(b) They demand to know whether he loved his mother or not.
(c) They demand to know how he keeps getting favored by the gods.
(d) They demand he explain what he did and why.

9. What does Athena proclaim before the judges announce their vote at the end of "The Eumenides"?
(a) She supports Orestes.
(b) She supports the Furies.
(c) She withdraws any and all support for both sides.
(d) She will punish the guilty party herself.

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

11. How does Clytemnestra plead for her life to Orestes?
(a) She tells Orestes she was ordered by Zeus to kill Agamemnon.
(b) She tells him Iphigenia pleaded for her life before being sacrificed.
(c) She reminds Orestes that she is his mother.
(d) She reminds him that Electra will be motherless.

12. According to Apollo in the first part of the third play, where must Orestes travel?
(a) Athens.
(b) Mycenae.
(c) Sparta.
(d) Crete.

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

14. How does Orestes convince Electra that he is her brother when they find each other at Agamemnon's tomb?
(a) He bears letters from her.
(b) He has the marks from their mother's abuse on him.
(c) He looks like their father.
(d) He is wearing the robe she made for him.

15. What does Athena name the judges who will vote on whether Orestes is guilty or not in the last part of the third play?
(a) The oracles.
(b) The Colopagus.
(c) The Areopagus.
(d) The Eumidagos.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Orestes believe about the vision he is having at the end of "The Libation Bearers"?

2. What do the Eumenides claim about Orestes' travels in the second part of "The Eumenides"?

3. What will Athena appoint to pass judgment on the case between Orestes and the Furies?

4. What would happen to Orestes if he did not take revenge upon his mother, according the oracle?

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

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