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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 do Orestes and Electra ask of their father's spirit?
(a) They ask for release.
(b) They ask for safe passage to the castle.
(c) They ask for forgiveness.
(d) They ask for strength and guidance.

2. What does Aegisthus claim after his entrance in "The Libation Bearers"?
(a) He is the father of Orestes.
(b) He is thrice blessed by the gods.
(c) He cannot be fooled.
(d) He is the wisest man in Mycenae.

3. According to the chorus of women, what will atone for the murder of Agamemnon?
(a) A blood sacrifice.
(b) Electra giving herself over to the gods.
(c) Clytemnestra's resignation of the throne.
(d) An apology.

4. What does the herald ask of the gods?
(a) He asks that they continue to bless Agamemnon on his return home.
(b) He asks that they bless Clytemnestra and her family.
(c) He asks that they send a sign for whether he should leave the city.
(d) He asks that they send Agamemmon good winds for his journey.

5. What feelings suddenly strike the chorus after Agamemnon enters his palace?
(a) They have feelings of joy.
(b) They have feelings of sickness.
(c) They have feelings of foreboding.
(d) They have feelings of hysteria.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the chorus, what was Paris's crime?

3. According to Clytemnestra, what did she watch for while Agamemnon was gone?

4. What would happen to Orestes if he did not take revenge upon his mother, according the oracle?

5. What does somber information does the chorus remind the herald of?

(see the answer key)

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