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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 - Orestes.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 3 after the search for Orestes is unfruitful, what does Theodotus wish to send to find the boys?
(a) A group of elders.
(b) A small army.
(c) 25 soldiers.
(d) 15 soldiers.

3. In Chapter 4, who are the only people that Clytemnestra says that she trusts?
(a) Orestes and Electra.
(b) Orestes and Aegisthus.
(c) Orestes and Dinos.
(d) Orestes and Theodotus.

4. In Chapter 2, where do the guards and Orestes find water after they leave a man dead near a cottage?
(a) Stream.
(b) Puddle.
(c) House.
(d) Well.

5. In Chapter 4, what domesticated animals do Orestes and Leander see after eating a rabbit?
(a) Horses.
(b) Cows.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Goats.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what is done to Aegisthus?

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

3. What metaphor does Clytemnestra use to describe the space she inhabits on page 241?

4. In Chapter 5, what remnant persists of thought for Clytemnestra?

5. In Chapter 6, what does Orestes remember that his sister was doing when he returned from murdering their mother?

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