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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play 1, Part 3 (p.133-140).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For which family member's sake did Agamemnon go to Troy?
(a) Paris.
(b) Menelaus.
(c) Priam.
(d) Hector.

3. Why does the herald believe what he claims about Agamemnon's brother?
(a) Menelaus angered the gods by burning Troy.
(b) Helen loves Menelaus too much to harm him.
(c) He does not believe Zeus is ready to take him yet.
(d) Menelaus is too good of a sailor to get lost.

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

5. In the first play, how is the chorus described in the narration?
(a) A group of old men.
(b) A group of young men.
(c) A group of young women.
(d) A group of holy men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the lineage of the woman with Agamemnon in the third part of the first play?

2. What kept Agamemnon from leaving for Troy right away?

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

4. How does Agamemnon make his entrance?

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

(see the answer key)

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