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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play 2, Part 3 (p. 183-190).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Apollo expect in return for the gift he granted to Cassandra?
(a) Cassandra was to build a shrine to him.
(b) Cassandra was to renounce all other gods.
(c) Cassandra was to honor him publicly.
(d) Cassandra was to give herself to him.

2. Who comprises the group of women at Agamemnon's tomb?
(a) Female Trojans whom Agamemnon took prisoner.
(b) Amazons.
(c) Priestesses of Apollo.
(d) Family servants who have been with them for years.

3. To Aegisthus's consternation, of what does the chorus remind him?
(a) Clytemnestra did all the work in murdering Agamemnon.
(b) He was not fit to be a soldier.
(c) He is not of royal blood.
(d) He is half the man that Agamemnon was.

4. According to Agamemnon, what kept him strong during the war?
(a) His thoughts of his wife.
(b) His thoughts of his home.
(c) His thoughts of his children.
(d) Cassandra.

5. What does Clytemnestra assume about Cassandra?
(a) Cassandra is being belligerent.
(b) Cassandra is deaf.
(c) Cassandra is not very smart.
(d) Cassandra does not understand what is being said.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Orestes wonder about the women approaching his father's tomb?

2. According to Clytemnestra's message to the herald, how has she kept her husband's house?

3. How does the chorus feel about Cassandra?

4. What advice does Electra ask of the chorus while at her father's tomb?

5. In which city does "The Oresteia" begin?

(see the answer key)

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