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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Electra, pages 23-42.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The old servant tells Orestes he must kill Aegisthus, but not where?
(a) On a grave.
(b) In the country.
(c) By the river.
(d) Within the city.

2. Who kills Agamemnon?
(a) Antigone.
(b) Iphegenia.
(c) Clytemnestra and Aegisthus.
(d) Orestes and Electra.

3. Who does Electra tell that her husband is alive?
(a) Clytemnestra.
(b) Orestes.
(c) Agamemnon.
(d) Eteocles.

4. How long is Agamemnon gone to war?
(a) One year.
(b) Fifteen years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Ten years.

5. Who was Clytemnestra's first husband?
(a) Aegisthus.
(b) Orestes.
(c) Pentheus.
(d) Agamemnon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who recognizes Orestes in the cottage?

2. Whose marriage in Electra has NOT been consummated?

3. In what city-state does Clytemnestra rule?

4. Who is Clytemnestra's daughter?

5. Who is Agamemnon's son?

(see the answer key)

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