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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play 3, Part 1 (p. 199-205).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what does Cassandra pray in the fourth part of the first play?
(a) An easy death.
(b) An afterlife.
(c) Agamemnon to survive.
(d) Redemption.

2. What does Orestes leave behind at his father's tomb in tribute ?
(a) His sister's letters.
(b) A lock of his hair.
(c) His sword.
(d) A book of verse.

3. According to the chorus, what is the only thing Electra can pray for while at Agamemnon's grave?
(a) Her own freedom.
(b) The death of her father's murderers.
(c) Her mother's salvation.
(d) The return of her family.

4. About whom was the oracle's vision?
(a) Electra.
(b) Clytemnestra.
(c) Agamemnon.
(d) Orestes and the Furies.

5. What has Clytemnestra placed at all the shrines in Mycenae?
(a) Maidens to pray.
(b) Guards.
(c) Blasphemous offerings.
(d) Offerings to the gods.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clytemnestra's entrance reveal in the fifth part of "The Agamemnon"?

2. What does part of the chorus suggest to Clytemnestra about her actions when they confront her?

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

4. In the first part of the first play, what does the chorus say of Agamemnon's fate?

5. Why does Clytemnestra grieve after the false news of her son's death?

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