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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 - Orestes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, after Orestes helps Mitros and Theodotus, where does a guard tell him to go in the night?
(a) Leander's house.
(b) With Dinos.
(c) To the sea.
(d) To the mountains.

2. In Chapter 2, when Orestes and the guards reach their destination, how many boys are already there?
(a) 8-11.
(b) 5-6.
(c) 11-13.
(d) 10 or more.

3. Who was rumored to have killed Aegisthus' two half brothers and served them at a feast?
(a) Clytemnestra's father.
(b) Agamemnon's uncle.
(c) Clytemnestra's father-in-law.
(d) Agamemnon's grandfather.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, where does a guard take Orestes when he leaves his mother's room?

2. In Chapter 4, who is the only person alive in Leander's house after Orestes helps rescue Mitros and Theodotus?

3. In Chapter 3, when a messenger comes with a message for Aegisthus' what does Electra sees in Aegisthus' eyes?

4. In Chapter 3, what does Theodotus say happened to the boys when they were imprisoned?

5. When Orestes is sent to the bath in Chapter 2, how many other boys are already there?

(see the answer key)

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