Agamemnon, The Choephori, and The Eumenides By Aeschylus Study Help Quiz

1:  The play takes place in

a. Troy.

b. front of the palace at Argos.

c. the market at Crete.

d. Apollo's temple.


2:  As the play opens, the watchman is looking for

a. a sign that the war has started.

b. the Chorus.

c. his lover.

d. a sign that Troy has fallen.


3:  How many years had passed since Agamemnon and Menelaus sailed for Troy?

a. 10

b. 2

c. 35


4:  Which god ordered that a war be fought to avenge Helen's seduction?

a. Zeus

b. Apollo

c. Artemis

d. Hermes


5:  Helen was seduced by

a. Achilles

b. Calchas

c. Paris

d. Troy


6:  Which god tried to prevent the Greek fleet from sailing by sending strong winds to sea?

a. Zeus

b. Apollo

c. Artemis

d. Hermes


7:  Who informs the elders that Troy has fallen?

a. Clytaemestra

b. Calchas

c. Paris

d. Troy


8:  To the chorus, Helen's name means

a. poetry.

b. death.

c. beauty.

d. gravy.


9:  Which god placed a curse on Cassandra so no one would believe her prophecies?

a. Zeus

b. Apollo

c. Artemis

d. Hermes


10:  Clytaemestra views Agamemnon's death as justice for

a. his sacrificing of Iphigenia.

b. his affair with Cassandra.

c. both a and b.

d. neither a nor b.


11:  Agamemnon was written by

a. Aesop.

b. Aeschylus.

c. Hephaestus.


12:  What was the origin of the choral lyric, as sung by a male chorus?

a. To honor the god Dionysus at his annual festivals.

b. To honor the goddess, Athena, at her temple.

c. To acknowledge Zeus, the creator and destroyer of all life.


13:  Greek actors in ancient tragedies wore

a. wigs.

b. masks.

c. nothing. They were naked.


14:  What was the primary role of the chorus?

a. To entertain the audience between scenes.

b. To perform backup vocals on songs.

c. To explain what was happening so the audience would understand.


15:  Which element is not typical in the structure of a Greek tragedy?

a. Prologue

b. Parodos

c. Epilogue

d. Stasimon




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