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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play 2, Part 2 (p 171-183).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Orestes wonder might be leading the crowd of women coming to Agamemnon's tomb?
(a) Clytemnestra.
(b) Electra.
(c) Cassandra.
(d) Iphigenia.

2. What was Apollo's reaction to Cassandra not meeting his expectations when he granted her with a gift?
(a) He impregnated her, shaming her family.
(b) He turned the other gods against her.
(c) He took away her gift of prophecy.
(d) He cursed her to speak the truth but never to be believed.

3. What will be the first action taken when Orestes and Pylades infiltrate the palace?
(a) Cilissa will be alerted.
(b) Electra will be guided to safety.
(c) Aegisthus will be killed.
(d) Clytemnestra will be killed.

4. What does Cassandra remove from her person in the fourth part of the first play?
(a) Her royal jewelry.
(b) The chains Agamemnon put around her.
(c) The crest of her family.
(d) Her long hair.

5. Whom did Clytemnestra send into exile?
(a) Electra.
(b) Iphigenia.
(c) Orestes.
(d) Hecuba.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reasoning did Clytemnestra give for exiling a certain person before the events of "The Agamemnon"?

2. To whom does Electra pray while at Agamemnon's tomb?

3. To whom does Orestes pray while at his father's tomb?

4. What does Agamemnon think about this particular welcome home?

5. According to Clytemnestra, what did she watch for while Agamemnon was gone?

(see the answer key)

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