The Oresteia Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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The Oresteia Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play 2, Part 4 (9.190-196).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Agamemnon find unsuitable about his welcome?
(a) He says that it is clearly meant for someone else.
(b) He says it is suited for gods, not mortals.
(c) He does not find it unsuitable.
(d) He says it is too poor for a king.

2. What woman is accompanying Agamemnon on his return to Mycenae?
(a) Andromache.
(b) Briseis.
(c) Phoebe.
(d) Cassandra.

3. While mourning her father at his grave, what does Electra pray for the most?
(a) Menelaus's vengeance on Cltemnestra.
(b) Her brother's return.
(c) Her mother's forgiveness.
(d) The death of Aegisthus.

4. What question does Orestes ask Pylades while confronted by his mother?
(a) He does not know whether he should kill his sister.
(b) He does not know if he should kill himself after his revenge.
(c) He does not know whether he should kill his mother or spare her.
(d) He does not know if Zeus is truly watching.

5. How does Electra know the offering on the tomb came from Orestes?
(a) She wrote the letters to her brother.
(b) She gave the book to her brother.
(c) The sword has the family crest on it.
(d) His hair looks just like her own.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the women describe Clytemnestra in their first appearance in "The Libation Bearers"?

2. What had Clytemnestra told her daughter to say in her prayers before she comes to the tomb in the second play?

3. What does Electra find on her father's tomb?

4. What does Orestes hold up as proof that his father has been avenged?

5. What does Clytemnestra claim about her life since Agamemnon left for war?

(see the answer key)

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