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? Summer Spring Winter Fall

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

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

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

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

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

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

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? Warrior Weaver Nurse Servant

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

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

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

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

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