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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 - Orestes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, who comes to the palace the morning after most of the boys are returned home?
(a) 3 guards.
(b) 2 soldiers.
(c) Theodotus and the father of Mitros.
(d) 4 of the elders.

2. In Chapter 2, what does a guard discover when he goes to look for food?
(a) Bandits are in the woods.
(b) The fields have been salted.
(c) The wells have been poisoned.
(d) Some soldiers and slaves have escaped.

3. At the end of Chapter 3, where does Electra think that she will see Orestes when he returns?
(a) By the sea.
(b) In the courtyard.
(c) In the old garden where she and Iphigenia used to meet.
(d) At her father's grave.

4. After men are sent to find Orestes in Chapter 3, how does Electra think her mother spends the rest of the day?
(a) Bathing.
(b) Writing letters.
(c) Walking in the garden.
(d) Trying on dresses.

5. When was Clytemnestra released from the pit in Chapter 1?
(a) Third night.
(b) First night.
(c) Second day.
(d) Third day.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what remains where Mitros' house had been?

2. What did the old woman whisper in Chapter 2 before she died?

3. What was the name of the woman who returned with Agamemnon?

4. In Chapter 4, who does Orestes realize orders the killing of Leander's family?

5. In Chapter 2, how often are the boys allowed to use the baths?

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