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

2. What does Orestes claim has taken away the sin of his mother's murder away?
(a) Time.
(b) The sins of the the mother.
(c) Grief.
(d) The blessings of the gods.

3. For whom do the disguised Orestes and Pylades cry out while outside the palace?
(a) Cilissa.
(b) Clytemnestra.
(c) Electra.
(d) Aegisthus.

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

5. To whom does Orestes pray when he arrives at the destination Apollo sent him to?
(a) Demeter.
(b) Hera.
(c) Aphrodite.
(d) Athena.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is coming true for Clytemnestra in the fourth part of "The Libation Bearers"?

2. What does Apollo claim about mothers and fathers in the last part of "The Eumenides"?

3. According to the chorus, to what did Clytemnestra give birth in her dream?

4. What does Orestes wonder about Aegisthus after he has murdered his mother?

5. What confuses Orestes about Clytemnestra's orders for the tomb?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the Furies and why are they tormenting Orestes at the end of "The Libation Bearers"?

2. According to what he tells Electra and the chorus, why is Orestes seeking vengeance for his father's death?

3. How does the chorus influence Cilissa when she enters?

4. In the beginning of "The Eumenides", what is the oracle's vision and what does it mean?

5. Who is revealed to be encouraging the Furies to hunt Orestes and why?

6. How do Orestes and Pylades get inside the palace?

7. Why does Apollo appear to Orestes while at Delphi?

8. Why is Clytemnestra's dream significant to Orestes?

9. How does Orestes defend himself in his trial?

10. How does Clytemnestra attempt to defend herself against Orestes in the last part of "The Libation Bearers"?

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