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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play 3, Part 1 (p. 199-205).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Clytemnestra claim about her life since Agamemnon left for war?
(a) She claims to have been fine without him.
(b) She says that she remarried in his absence.
(c) She claims to have been lonely without him.
(d) She claims that her life improved after he left.

2. What does somber information does the chorus remind the herald of?
(a) People in Mycenae have been grieving for their loved ones at war.
(b) There are no princes and princesses left in the city.
(c) Agamemnon does not wish to come home.
(d) Clytemnestra has been unfaithful to her husband.

3. What confuses Orestes about Clytemnestra's orders for the tomb?
(a) He does not know why she is desecrating the tomb.
(b) He does not know why she cares.
(c) He does not know why libations must be poured over it.
(d) He does not know why she does not perform the ritual herself.

4. What does Orestes promise Zeus if he succeeds in his revenge?
(a) He will build a grand altar for Zeus.
(b) He will live anonymously and wisely.
(c) He will worship the gods as humbly as he can.
(d) He will restore the glory of their name.

5. Where was Orestes when he was told to avenge his father?
(a) Ithaca.
(b) Sparta.
(c) The oracle at Delphi.
(d) Athens.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the signal that the man on the roof sees mean?

2. What does Clytemnestra's entrance reveal in the fifth part of "The Agamemnon"?

3. What is Aegisthus's reaction when the chorus brings up Clytemnestra and her role in the murders?

4. For what does Clytemnestra triumphantly reproach the chorus in the fifth part of "The Agamemnon"?

5. Why does the herald believe what he claims about Agamemnon's brother?

(see the answer key)

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