Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. For which family member's sake did Agamemnon go to Troy?
(a) Menelaus.
(b) Hector.
(c) Paris.
(d) Priam.
2. What does Electra find when she wonders aloud if her brother has returned?
(a) Pylades' pack.
(b) Offerings to the gods.
(c) A campfire.
(d) Orestes and Pylades' footprints.
3. In the first part of the first play, what signal is the man on the roof looking for?
(a) A bonfire.
(b) A moonbeam.
(c) A ship.
(d) An arrow.
4. What god does the leader of the chorus praise for Agamemnon's victory?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Hera.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Athena.
5. What did Apollo expect in return for the gift he granted to Cassandra?
(a) Cassandra was to build a shrine to him.
(b) Cassandra was to renounce all other gods.
(c) Cassandra was to give herself to him.
(d) Cassandra was to honor him publicly.
Short Answer Questions
1. In the first part of the first play, what does the chorus say of Agamemnon's fate?
2. According to the chorus in the second part of the first play, what will always prevail?
3. What is the function of the herald at the beginning of the second part of the first play?
4. Why does Cassandra walk into the palace?
5. To what does the chorus compare life at the end of the third part of the first play?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the dispute Agamemnon and Clytemnestra have about his homecoming?
2. What is significant about Agamemnon walking into his palace barefoot?
3. To what does the chorus compare Troy and why?
4. What news does Clytemnestra bring the chorus in the beginning of "The Agamemnon"?
5. For what is Agamemnon praised and what is his response when he returns to Mycenae?
6. What is the Watchman's duty at the beginning of "The Agamemnon"?
7. What is Clytemnestra's vision for the future after the death of Agamemnon?
8. Why is Orestes praying to Hermes and Zeus at beginning of "The Libation Bearers"?
9. What feelings does the Watchman have while on the roof in the beginning of the play?
10. Why does Aegisthus threaten the chorus?
|
This section contains 843 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
