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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What inspires Agamemnon in Chapter 1 when he comes home?
(a) A good dinner.
(b) Good wine.
(c) Bath.
(d) His wife.

2. In Chapter 3, how many men are sent to find Orestes and the other boys?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

3. What did the soldiers want to do to Achilles in Chapter 1, when he asked that Iphigenia not be killed?
(a) Drown him.
(b) Slit his throat.
(c) Stab him.
(d) Stone him.

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

5. What was the name of the woman who returned with Agamemnon?
(a) Agathe.
(b) Daphne.
(c) Cassandra.
(d) Hermione.

6. In Chapter 2, when there is no food or water what does Orestes smell and then see?
(a) Dead horses.
(b) Dead cattle.
(c) Dead bodies.
(d) Dead sheep.

7. In Chapter 2 when the boys are at the house of the man with goats, how close is the next nearest house?
(a) A day's walk.
(b) 3 day's walk.
(c) 2 day's walk.
(d) A half a day's walk.

8. In Chapter 2 when water is found in a house with a man and a woman, how much is Orestes given?
(a) About 1/2 a cup.
(b) 2 cups.
(c) 1 cups.
(d) All he can drink.

9. In Chapter 1, how old was Iphigenia when she went to her father thinking she would be married?
(a) 16.
(b) 17.
(c) 15.
(d) 18.

10. In Chapter 3, where does Electra get new clothes?
(a) She hires a seamstress.
(b) From her sister's wardrobe.
(c) Her mother orders new clothes for her.
(d) Aegisthus brings them to her.

11. In Chapter 3, after Electra is ready for the feast to honor Dinos, how many servants remain near her room to tell her when the guests arrive?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 1.

12. In Chapter 2 when the old woman dies, how long have the boys lived with her?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 2 years.

13. When Orestes is sent to the bath in Chapter 2, how many other boys are already there?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

14. In Chapter 1, how long had Aegisthus been held hostage?
(a) 3 years.
(b) More than 5 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) About 6 years.

15. In Chapter 2, who finds the house of the old woman where the boys are staying?
(a) The farmer.
(b) Two guards.
(c) Two women and a couple children.
(d) An old man.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what does Electra remember hearing at nightfall when she and her sister would meet in a deserted place?

2. In Chapter 2, how often are the boys allowed to use the baths?

3. In Chapter 2, how many guards lead Orestes away from the palace?

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

5. In Chapter 3, who does Electra say are her companions?

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