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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play 1, Part 5 (p.150-159).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. To what does the chorus compare life at the end of the third part of the first play?
(a) A horse race.
(b) A child's game.
(c) A sailing ship.
(d) A footrace.

5. After Cassandra enters the castle and their monologue is interrupted, what dispute rises amongst the chorus?
(a) They do not know if there are gods walking among them.
(b) They do not know if Agamemnon or Clytemnestra is the more vicious of the two rulers.
(c) They do not know whether to stop the murder or let it be.
(d) They do not know if Cassandra spoke the truth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What god does the leader of the chorus praise for Agamemnon's victory?

2. What is Cassandra's last vision in "The Agamemnon"?

3. What was Paris's actual deed that set off the Trojan War?

4. For what does the herald thank the gods?

5. For what does Clytemnestra particularly take offense with the chorus while reveling in her triumph?

(see the answer key)

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