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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 - Clytemnestra.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On page 242, who does Clytemnestra realize she is looking for?
(a) Iphigenia.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Orestes.
(d) Electra.

2. In Chapter 3, how many men are sent to find Orestes and the other boys?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

3. In Chapter 3, after Electra is ready for the feast to honor Dinos, how many servants remain near her room to tell her when the guests arrive?
(a) 1.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

4. What does Aegisthus threaten to do to Electra after she learns her mother killed her father?
(a) Put her in a floor below the dungeon.
(b) Kill her.
(c) Rape her.
(d) Kidnap her.

5. In Chapter 3, when a messenger comes with a message for Aegisthus' what does Electra sees in Aegisthus' eyes?
(a) Anger.
(b) Frustration.
(c) Triumph.
(d) Fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Clytemnestra describe her awareness at the beginning of Chapter 5?

2. In Chapter 2 when water is found in a house with a man and a woman, how much is Orestes given?

3. In what direction do Leander, Mithros, and Orestes travel when they escape?

4. In Chapter 5, before Clytemnestra begins to remember words, what is she left with?

5. In Chapter 3, who comes to the palace the morning after most of the boys are returned home?

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