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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, how many boys besides Orestes are not returned?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

2. In Chapter 3, who comes to the palace the morning after most of the boys are returned home?
(a) 4 of the elders.
(b) 2 soldiers.
(c) 3 guards.
(d) Theodotus and the father of Mitros.

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

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-in-law.
(c) Clytemnestra's father.
(d) Agamemnon's uncle.

5. In Chapter 3 when Theodotus, Mitros, and other men come to speak with Clytemnestra, how many men will she see at a time?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much older was Iphigenia than Electra?

3. In Chapter 2 when water is found in a house with a man and a woman, how much is Orestes given?

4. In Chapter 2 after the boys leave the man with goats, what does Orestes see at dawn?

5. What does Clytemnestra have for Agamemnon when he comes home from murdering Iphigenia?

(see the answer key)

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