The Oresteia

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1. Who was Agamemnon's father? Menelaus Atreus Thyestes Aegisthus

2. What is the season of the year when "Agamemnon" opens? Spring Summer Fall Winter

3. When Cassandra first speaks, which God's name does she invoke? Ares Apollo Zeus Hermes

4. Which God did Agamemnon have to sacrifice his daughter to? Poseidon Hades Athena Artemis

5. What bird is Cassandra associated with? The Lark The Nightingale The Sparrow The Crow

6. Who is Orestes' old nurse in the "Libation Bearers"? Iphigenia Pythia Cilissa Pylades

7. What does Electra find at Agamemnon's grave? A piece of cloth A lock of hair A piece of string A locket

8. What was the name of the Prophet who told Agamemnon to sacrifice his daughter? Pythia Virgil Calchas Icarus

9. Who motivates Orestes to kill Clytaemnestra when he becomes indecisive about his plan? Electra Pylades Cilissa The Chorus

10. When the "Libation Bearers" begins, what is Electra's occupation? Servant Nurse Warrior Weaver

11. Who is the first God to appear in the "Eumenides?" Athena Apollo Zeus Ares

12. Where is Orestes to be tried at? Mount Olympus The Crag Of Ares The Parthenon The Oracle at Delphi

13. Which God escorts Orestes to Athens for his trial? Hermes Athena Zeus Aphrodite

14. What do the "Eumenides" mean? The kindly ones The cursed ones The wicked ones The aristocratic ones

15. Who plays the role of the Defense Attorney at Orestes' trial? The Furies Apollo Athena Clytaemnestra