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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play 3, Part 3 (p.215-230).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Clytemnestra's plan for ruling Mycenae at the end of the Agamemnon?
(a) She and Aegisthus will rule it together.
(b) Orestes will return and rule it with her.
(c) Aegisthus will rule it.
(d) She will rule it alone.

2. What was Apollo's reaction to Cassandra not meeting his expectations when he granted her with a gift?
(a) He impregnated her, shaming her family.
(b) He took away her gift of prophecy.
(c) He turned the other gods against her.
(d) He cursed her to speak the truth but never to be believed.

3. According to the chorus, what was Paris's crime?
(a) Following the will of the gods.
(b) Breaking the laws of nature.
(c) Kidnapping Helen to break the peace.
(d) Following his heart.

4. Who accompanies Orestes to Agamemnon's tomb in the beginning of the second play?
(a) An oracle.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Pylades.
(d) Menelaus.

5. What does Orestes see when he cries out in terror after he has avenged his father's murder?
(a) Aegisthus.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Clytemnestra.
(d) Erinyes or Furies.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Furies do not awaken, what does the ghost urge them to dream about?

2. When does the second play take place?

3. What question does Orestes ask Pylades while confronted by his mother?

4. How does Clytemnestra defend her actions against Agamemnon to the chorus?

5. What false news does the disguised Orestes give Clytemnestra?

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