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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 2, who finds the house of the old woman where the boys are staying?
(a) Two women and a couple children.
(b) The farmer.
(c) Two guards.
(d) An old man.

2. In Chapter 1, while Clytenmestra was speaking with Achilles, who came to the tents where she was staying with Iphigenia?
(a) 5 rough men in armor.
(b) 3 rough men in armor.
(c) 2 soldiers.
(d) 4 soldiers.

3. When Orestes is sent to the bath in Chapter 2, how many other boys are already there?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

4. In Chapter 1, what family member of the old woman has been taken prisoner?
(a) Grandson.
(b) Granddaughter.
(c) Son.
(d) Daughter.

5. In Chapter 1, how many men did Aegisthus have that were loyal to him?
(a) 500.
(b) 600.
(c) 750.
(d) 450.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the soldiers want to do to Achilles in Chapter 1, when he asked that Iphigenia not be killed?

2. In Chapter 1, what did Clytemnestra want the old woman to weave poison into?

3. In Chapter 2, how many guards lead Orestes away from the palace?

4. In Chapter 2, how many children do a man and a woman have when Orestes and the guards find them and take water?

5. In Chapter 1, how old was Iphigenia when she went to her father thinking she would be married?

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