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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is concerning the chorus at the end of Play 1, Part 1?
(a) They do not know if Agamemnon's return is as joyful as they believed.
(b) They do not know if Agamemnon knows that his wife has not been faithful.
(c) They do not know if there is a Trojan assassin waiting for them.
(d) They do not know if Troy has truly fallen.

2. What did Apollo expect in return for the gift he granted to Cassandra?
(a) Cassandra was to renounce all other gods.
(b) Cassandra was to honor him publicly.
(c) Cassandra was to build a shrine to him.
(d) Cassandra was to give herself to him.

3. Who comprises the group of women at Agamemnon's tomb?
(a) Amazons.
(b) Female Trojans whom Agamemnon took prisoner.
(c) Family servants who have been with them for years.
(d) Priestesses of Apollo.

4. Why is the herald so joyful?
(a) He is gotten married.
(b) Clytemnestra favors him.
(c) He is home in Mycenae.
(d) The gods have spoken to him.

5. What does the herald believe about Agamemnon's brother?
(a) He is wandering the earth for all eternity.
(b) His soul is restless.
(c) He is still alive.
(d) He perished at sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what does Clytemnestra particularly take offense with the chorus while reveling in her triumph?

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

3. What does somber information does the chorus remind the herald of?

4. What message does Clytemnestra send to Agamemnon through the herald?

5. About whom does the chorus ask the herald for news?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Cassandra's curse and why was it placed on her?

2. Why does the chorus call out for Orestes to return home at the end of the first play?

3. Why does Clytemnestra lose patience with Cassandra in the fourth part of "The Agamemnon"?

4. What are the herald's thoughts on the effects of the war?

5. What is the dispute Agamemnon and Clytemnestra have about his homecoming?

6. For what is the herald giving thanks during his entrance?

7. Why does Cassandra finally walk into the palace?

8. For what does Clytemnestra take particular offense with the chorus in the last part of "The Agamemnon"?

9. Why did Agamemnon go to Troy?

10. What are Agamemnon's feelings about Troy?

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