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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makeup did Iphigenia and Clytemnestra wear in Chapter 1 when it was time for the sacrifice?
(a) White ointment and black lines for their eyes.
(b) Colored ointments on their lips.
(c) Paint on their cheeks.
(d) Colors around their eyes.

2. How long after the old woman dies does Mithros die?
(a) 3 days.
(b) The next night.
(c) The next afternoon.
(d) 2 days.

3. What did the old woman whisper in Chapter 2 before she died?
(a) A poem.
(b) Names.
(c) A song.
(d) A story.

4. In Chapter 1, who told Clytemnestra that Iphigenia is to be sacrificed?
(a) A cook.
(b) Achilles.
(c) A serving woman.
(d) Agamemnon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, how many of the old woman's sons were taken for the army?

2. In Chapter 1, where does the old and difficult woman with powers live?

3. What color was Iphigenia's hair?

4. In Chapter 2, what work are Leander, Mithros, and Orestes offered in return for food and shelter from a man with goats?

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

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