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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the man with the goats sends the boys away in Chapter 2, how long does he say that his dogs will follow them?
(a) 1/3 of a mile.
(b) 1/2 a mile.
(c) A mile.
(d) 2 miles.

2. In Chapter 2, how many children do a man and a woman have when Orestes and the guards find them and take water?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

3. In Chapter 1, what would people be to the gods?
(a) Ants.
(b) Bees.
(c) Sound of running water.
(d) Sound of wind in the trees.

4. Who was rumored to have killed Aegisthus' two half brothers and served them at a feast?
(a) Agamemnon's grandfather.
(b) Clytemnestra's father.
(c) Agamemnon's uncle.
(d) Clytemnestra's father-in-law.

5. In Chapter 2, when Orestes and the guards reach their destination, how many boys are already there?
(a) 8-11.
(b) 10 or more.
(c) 5-6.
(d) 11-13.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, when Orestes is left with the other boys, what is the only sound he hears?

2. In Chapter 1, who told Clytemnestra that Iphigenia is to be sacrificed?

3. When was Clytemnestra released from the pit in Chapter 1?

4. At the end of Chapter 2, what happens to the dog?

5. In Chapter 1, how many prisoners did Clytemnestra release in addition to Aegisthus?

(see the answer key)

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