The Oresteia

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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