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

2. What was Paris's actual deed that set off the Trojan War?
(a) He dishonored Aphrodite.
(b) He murdered Menelaus.
(c) He kidnapped Helen.
(d) He rejected Apollo.

3. For what does the herald thank the gods?
(a) He thanks them for blessing him and the army.
(b) He thanks them for speaking to him.
(c) He thanks them for having such a benevolent queen.
(d) He thanks them for sending him his wife.

4. After Cassandra enters the castle and their monologue is interrupted, what dispute rises amongst the chorus?
(a) They do not know if Agamemnon or Clytemnestra is the more vicious of the two rulers.
(b) They do not know if there are gods walking among them.
(c) They do not know whether to stop the murder or let it be.
(d) They do not know if Cassandra spoke the truth.

5. How does Electra know the offering on the tomb came from Orestes?
(a) His hair looks just like her own.
(b) The sword has the family crest on it.
(c) She gave the book to her brother.
(d) She wrote the letters to her brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is concerning the chorus at the end of Play 1, Part 1?

2. According to the chorus of women, what will atone for the murder of Agamemnon?

3. What woman is accompanying Agamemnon on his return to Mycenae?

4. According to Clytemnestra, where are the signals that the man on the roof was watching for?

5. How do the women describe Clytemnestra in their first appearance in "The Libation Bearers"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What evidence does Electra find that convinces her Orestes has returned to Mycenae?

5. What is the continuing theme among the chorus as to what happened to Troy and why?

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

7. How does Cassandra describe Apollo and why?

8. What message does Clytemnestra send with the herald to Agamemnon?

9. What does Aegisthus claim about himself and about the murders?

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

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