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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the first part of the first play, according to Clytemnestra, what does Agamemnon have yet to endure?
(a) His reign as king.
(b) The sacrifices to the gods.
(c) The journey home.
(d) Another battle at sea.

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

3. What does Agamemnon find unsuitable about his welcome?
(a) He says it is too poor for a king.
(b) He says it is suited for gods, not mortals.
(c) He does not find it unsuitable.
(d) He says that it is clearly meant for someone else.

4. What does part of the chorus suggest to Clytemnestra about her actions when they confront her?
(a) She has ended the curse.
(b) She has begun another curse.
(c) She has awakened the Furies.
(d) She is merely continuing the curse.

5. What does the herald believe about Agamemnon's brother?
(a) He is still alive.
(b) His soul is restless.
(c) He perished at sea.
(d) He is wandering the earth for all eternity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What past events does Cassandra see in a vision?

2. To what does the chorus compare life at the end of the third part of the first play?

3. How does Electra know the offering on the tomb came from Orestes?

4. How is Aegisthus related to the house of Atreus?

5. After Cassandra enters the castle and their monologue is interrupted, what dispute rises amongst the chorus?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the disputes amongst the chorus when they hear Agamemnon screaming from inside the palace?

2. For what does Clytemnestra take particular offense with the chorus in the last part of "The Agamemnon"?

3. What is significant about Agamemnon walking into his palace barefoot?

4. Why did Agamemnon go to Troy?

5. What dispute does Clytemnestra have with the chorus over the consequences of her murdering Agamemnon and Cassandra?

6. According to the chorus, how must Electra pray?

7. How did Agamemnon make the winds blow so that they might sail to Troy before the events of the play?

8. What message does Clytemnestra send with the herald to Agamemnon?

9. What is Cassandra's curse and why was it placed on her?

10. Why does the chorus call out for Orestes to return home at the end of the first play?

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