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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 - Orestes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, when Clytemnestra tried to curse her husband and the men who are sacrificing her daughter, what happened to her?
(a) She was slapped and silenced.
(b) She was kicked and beaten.
(c) She was beaten with a belt.
(d) She was tied to a pole.

2. In Chapter 1, how old was Iphigenia when she went to her father thinking she would be married?
(a) 16.
(b) 17.
(c) 15.
(d) 18.

3. In Chapter 1, where does Clytemnestra put the old woman when she brings her to her place?
(a) Basement room.
(b) Interior bedroom.
(c) Storeroom.
(d) Shed in the courtyard.

4. In Chapter 1, what did Clytemnestra want the old woman to weave poison into?
(a) Shirt.
(b) Tunic.
(c) Robe.
(d) Belt.

5. In Chapter 2, when the boys are set upon by dogs after leaving the man with goats, where does a dog grab Leander?
(a) Buttocks.
(b) Ankle.
(c) Arm.
(d) Thigh.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much older was Iphigenia than Electra?

2. How does the man die in Chapter 2 whom the guards find and take water from?

3. In Chapter 2, what swoops down on the boys as they walk to the old woman's house?

4. In Chapter 1, when Agamemnon sent Clytemnestra home, how many men did he send to guard her?

5. What makeup did Iphigenia and Clytemnestra wear in Chapter 1 when it was time for the sacrifice?

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