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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To whom does the oracle pray after her vision in the beginning of The Eumenides?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Hermes.
(d) Athena.

3. Where does the action of the third part of "The Libation Bearers" take place?
(a) Inside the palace.
(b) In front of the palace.
(c) Inside the temple to Zeus.
(d) At Agamemnon's tomb.

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

5. What do the Furies complain about when Athena leaves in the second part of the third play?
(a) The younger gods.
(b) Humans.
(c) The Ancients.
(d) The older gods.

6. What is the main conflict between Athena and the Furies?
(a) The Furies believe Athena is unfavorably judging them.
(b) They argue about whether the old gods or young gods are more relevant.
(c) The Furies want to overthrow Zeus, but Athena will not allow them.
(d) The Furies wish for Athena to join them.

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

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

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

10. What does Orestes realize about his mother's dream?
(a) It prophesizes his failure in his revenge.
(b) It prophesizes the death of Electra
(c) It prophesizes the murder of Clytemnestra by Aegisthus.
(d) It prophesizes his revenge against his mother.

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

12. What does Clytemnestra call out for when she hears the noise from inside the palace in the third part of "The Libation Bearers"?
(a) Zeus's intervention.
(b) The Furies.
(c) An axe.
(d) A sword.

13. What is revealed with Orestes in the fourth part of "The Libation Bearers"?
(a) His father's armor.
(b) Aegisthus's body.
(c) Cilissa's body.
(d) Electra's body.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Orestes remind his mother of when she pleads for her life?

2. What does Pylades advise Orestes to do?

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

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

5. What does Athena decide about the case presented to her by Orestes and the Furies?

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