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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 - Electra.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, who did Aegisthus say murdered Electra's father?
(a) He did.
(b) Agamemnom's soldiers.
(c) Cassandra.
(d) Clytemnestra.

2. In Chapter 2, what does Orestes notice in the palace as he waits to welcome his father?
(a) Emptiness and silence.
(b) 3-4 people talking in a nearby room.
(c) Whispered conversations among the guards.
(d) Laughing and talking.

3. In Chapter 2, when Orestes is left with the other boys, what is the only sound he hears?
(a) Whispering.
(b) Sneezing.
(c) Coughing.
(d) Water dripping.

4. In Chapter 2, how many guards lead Orestes away from the palace?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

5. What color was Iphigenia's hair?
(a) Mahogany.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Golden.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Orestes travels with the guards in Chapter 2, what birds does he notice?

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

3. In Chapter 1, while Clytenmestra was speaking with Achilles, who came to the tents where she was staying with Iphigenia?

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

5. In Chapter 3 after the search for Orestes is unfruitful, what does Theodotus wish to send to find the boys?

(see the answer key)

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