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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. According to Agamemnon, what was the cause of Troy's being "ground into dust?"
(a) It was because of a misunderstanding.
(b) It was over a woman.
(c) It was the will of two kings.
(d) It was the will of the gods.

2. In the first part of the first play, what does the chorus say of Agamemnon's fate?
(a) His is preordained.
(b) His fate is open.
(c) His fate will be to live a long life.
(d) The chorus says nothing about his fate.

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

4. To whom does Electra pray while at Agamemnon's tomb?
(a) Hermes.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Hades.
(d) Apollo.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Eumenides claim about Orestes' travels in the second part of "The Eumenides"?

2. To what does the chorus compare Troy after the herald exits?

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

4. In the first part of the first play, what signal is the man on the roof looking for?

5. What is Cassandra's reaction to Clytemnestra?

(see the answer key)

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