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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. At the end of Chapter 6, why is Leander looking for Orestes?
(a) He wants to talk to Orestes.
(b) He wants to know about Clytemnestra.
(c) Ianthe is having the baby.
(d) Electra is sick.

4. How does Clytemnestra describe her awareness at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Barely conscious.
(b) Half asleep.
(c) Very alert.
(d) Almost awake.

5. In Chapter 4, who does Clytemnestra tell Orestes killed his father?
(a) Cassandra.
(b) Mitros.
(c) Theodotus.
(d) Agamemnon's men.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 6, where do Electra and Ianthe take up residence?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 5, what lingers most for Clytemnestra?

3. In Chapter 5, what does Clytemnestra hope will happen before she fades?

4. In Chapter 4, who are the only people that Clytemnestra says that she trusts?

5. What does a guard want to know at the end of Chapter 5 when he speaks to Clytemnestra?

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