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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play 1, Part 2 (p. 125-132).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Clytemnestra, where are the signals that the man on the roof was watching for?
(a) In trees.
(b) On ships strewn throughout the oceans.
(c) On top of mountains.
(d) In caves.

2. What was Paris's actual deed that set off the Trojan War?
(a) He rejected Apollo.
(b) He murdered Menelaus.
(c) He dishonored Aphrodite.
(d) He kidnapped Helen.

3. According to the herald and the chorus, what has happened to Agamemnon's brother?
(a) He has returns home safely.
(b) His ship is lost after a storm.
(c) He was killed in battle.
(d) His men mutinied against him on the return home.

4. What god does the leader of the chorus praise for Agamemnon's victory?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Hera.
(c) Athena.
(d) Zeus.

5. What, according to the herald, is worth the suffering of the soldiers?
(a) Love.
(b) Victory at war.
(c) The blessings of the gods.
(d) The homecoming.

Short Answer Questions

1. What goddess demanded Iphigenia in sacrifice?

2. What does the herald ask of the gods?

3. For which family member's sake did Agamemnon go to Troy?

4. In the first part of the first play, according to Clytemnestra, what does Agamemnon have yet to endure?

5. What is the function of the herald at the beginning of the second part of the first play?

(see the answer key)

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