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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does it take the old woman to weave poison into the garment that Clytemnestra gives her?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) Several hours.
(c) A few minutes.
(d) 45 minutes.

2. In what direction do Leander, Mithros, and Orestes travel when they escape?
(a) East.
(b) North.
(c) South.
(d) West.

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

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

5. In Chapter 3, after Clytemnestra orders men to search for Orestes and the other boys, what does Electra compare her to?
(a) Dog.
(b) Peacock.
(c) Bird.
(d) Lion.

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

7. After Clytemnestra will not see Theodotus and Mitros in Chapter 3, how many men do they gather to stand with them?
(a) 12.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 14.

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

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

10. In Chapter 3, who did Aegisthus say murdered Electra's father?
(a) Agamemnom's soldiers.
(b) He did.
(c) Cassandra.
(d) Clytemnestra.

11. At the beginning of Chapter 3, where do a set of winding steps lead?
(a) An old dwelling.
(b) A view of the sea.
(c) An old temple.
(d) A place that was once a garden.

12. In Chapter 2, what does Orestes notice in the palace as he waits to welcome his father?
(a) Emptiness and silence.
(b) Laughing and talking.
(c) Whispered conversations among the guards.
(d) 3-4 people talking in a nearby room.

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

14. In Chapter 2, how many children do a man and a woman have when Orestes and the guards find them and take water?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

15. In Chapter 1, what would people be to the gods?
(a) Ants.
(b) Bees.
(c) Sound of running water.
(d) Sound of wind in the trees.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, who told Clytemnestra that Iphigenia is to be sacrificed?

2. In Chapter 3, who does Electra think might be a good husband for her?

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

4. In Chapter 3 after the search for Orestes is unfruitful, what does Theodotus wish to send to find the boys?

5. In Chapter 3, how many men are sent to find Orestes and the other boys?

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