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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In what direction do Leander, Mithros, and Orestes travel when they escape?
(a) North.
(b) East.
(c) West.
(d) South.

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

5. In Chapter 1, how long had Agamemnon been gone?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 3 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, how long were the bodies to remain in the open under the sun?

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

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

4. In Chapter 1, why is Iphigenia murdered?

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

(see the answer key)

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