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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. For what does Cassandra pray in the fourth part of the first play?
(a) An afterlife.
(b) An easy death.
(c) Agamemnon to survive.
(d) Redemption.

2. What does Agamemnon find unsuitable about his welcome?
(a) He says it is suited for gods, not mortals.
(b) He does not find it unsuitable.
(c) He says that it is clearly meant for someone else.
(d) He says it is too poor for a king.

3. What is the herald's opinion on Troy and Paris?
(a) It is a tragedy.
(b) They got what they deserved.
(c) Paris should have surrendered and the city left untouched.
(d) The city should have turned Paris over to the Greeks.

4. According to the chorus in the second part of the first play, what will always prevail?
(a) Loyalty.
(b) Love.
(c) Vengeance.
(d) Justice.

5. How does Agamemnon agree to walk on the carpet?
(a) In his boots.
(b) Barefoot.
(c) On a horse.
(d) Carrying his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift did Apollo give Cassandra before the events of The Oresteia?

2. Who comprises the group of women at Agamemnon's tomb?

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

4. What does Orestes pray for at the beginning of "The Libation Bearers"?

5. To what does the chorus compare life at the end of the third part of the first play?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What feelings does the Watchman have while on the roof in the beginning of the play?

3. Why is Orestes praying to Hermes and Zeus at beginning of "The Libation Bearers"?

4. How does Cassandra describe Apollo and why?

5. What do the chorus of women comment upon while bewailing their grief over Agamemnon?

6. What are the chorus's opinions on Paris and his actions in the second part of "The Agamemnon"?

7. For what is Agamemnon praised and what is his response when he returns to Mycenae?

8. Why did Agamemnon go to Troy?

9. According to the chorus, how must Electra pray?

10. What dispute does Clytemnestra have with the chorus over the consequences of her murdering Agamemnon and Cassandra?

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