Chapter 18 Student Quiz

. In what city is Orestes' guilt finally expunged?

. In Aeschylus' Libation Bearers, who speaks the words that drive Orestes to his final purpose, the murder of his mother?

. Who appears at the end of Euripides' Electra to predict the future course of events?

. In which version is Electra married off to a peasant?

. In what play does the murder of Aegisthus follow that of Clytemnestra?

. Who served his son as food for the gods at a banquet?

. According to Homer, where did Agamemnon and MenelaÃŒs rule?

. At the end of Aeschylus' Oresteia, the Furies are transformed into:

. Who wrote Iphigenia in Tauris, in which we find Iphigenia a priestess of Artemis?

. By which of the following is Orestes not given direct assistance?

. The prisoner Agamemnon took home from the Trojan War was:

. The man who had an affair with Agamemnon's wife and then helped kill Agamemnon was:

. The father of Aegisthus was:

. Agamemnon incurred the bitter hatred of his wife by:

. How did Atreus perpetuate the curse of his house?

. Who was the charioteer bribed by Pelops?

. In what play does Orestes discover his sister Iphigenia alive and a priestess of Artemis?

. Who became king in place of Oenomaüs?

. Whom did Electra eventually marry?

. What god or goddess was the only one not to refuse the banquet of Tantalus?

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