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WorksheetsOresteia: Agamemnon
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The chorus in Aeschylus’ Agamemnon consists of ___.
Clytaemnestra’s housemaids
older women of the city of Mycenae
the elders of the city
Agamemnon’s soldiers and sailors
Cassandra was able to see into the future, but ___.
could not make people believe or understand her
did not realize that she was about to be murdered
never told anyone else what she knew
was unable to speak Greek
Clytaemestra is Agamemnon's ___
wife
mother
sister
daughter
In the title of a work of Greek literature, the endings -eia (-ey) and -ad mean ___.
substance"
"son of…"
"song/tale of…"
"lament for…"
Which of the following is not given as justification for the murder of Agamemnon in the Oresteia?
Agamemnon had killed Clytaemnestra's daughter.
Agamemnon's father had killed Aegisthus' brothers.
The killing is a consequence or working out of the family curse.
Agamemnon had killed Elektra.
Which of the following is not true of the Greek theater?
The Greek theater had no special effects.
The actors always wore masks.
The Greek theater was always outdoors.
The chorus was a main character in the drama.
Which of the following best describes Cassandra's communication with the chorus?
The chorus understands her perfectly at first, but can no longer follow her train of thought at the end of the scene.
The chorus never understands just what she is saying.
At first the chorus is confused by her words, but gradually they come to understand more clearly what she is saying.
The chorus seems to grasp her meaning pretty well from beginning to end.
"Here is anger for anger. Between them
who shall judge lightly?
The spoiler has robbed; he killed, he has paid.
The truth stands ever beside God's throne
eternal: he who has wrought shall pay; that is law."
These lines are performed by ___.
Orestes
the chorus
Cassandra
Agamemnon
"Here is anger for anger. Between them
who shall judge lightly?
The spoiler has robbed; he killed, he has paid.
The truth stands ever beside God's throne
eternal: he who has wrought shall pay; that is law."
The term "spoiler" could refer to ___.
Clytaemnestra
Aegisthus
Atreus
Agamemnon
All options are true.
"Here is anger for anger. Between them
who shall judge lightly?
The spoiler has robbed; he killed, he has paid.
The truth stands ever beside God's throne
eternal: he who has wrought shall pay; that is law."
Which of the following characters is not killed by one of the "spoilers?"
Cassandra
Aegisthus
Orestes
Agamemnon
Which of the following characters does not exemplify the recurrent theme of the Oresteia "joy beneath storm clouds" ("things look bad, but maybe something good will happen anyway")?
Cassandra
the watchman
Paris
Agamemnon
In Stasimon 1 of the Agamemnon the point of the lion cub analogy is that ___.
the Greek expedition against Troy was unjust
Helen was bound to bring destruction sooner or later
Paris was fond of young animals
a day would come when Cassandra's curse would be lifted
In the Agamemnon the chorus can only hint that all is not well because they fear ___.
Agamemnon himself
Orestes and Electra
Clytaemestra and Aegisthus
Zeus and Artemis
The portion of a Greek tragedy that is performed before the entrance of the chorus is called a(n) ___.
epilogue
prologue
stasimon
lament
The point of Agamemnon's walking on the purple carpet is that ___.
he is doing something he knows he should not
he cannot be punished just for walking on an expensive rug
Clytaemnestra's welcome is sincere, and she has forgiven him
the people of Argos have woven the carpet as a homecoming gift
When the chorus realizes that Agamemnon is being murdered in the palace, they ___.
run away
dash in and attempt to rescue their king
fall upon their own swords
disagree and do nothing
Iphigeneia was sacrificed at the demand of ___.
Agamemnon
Artemis
Clytaemestra
Calchis
Clytaemestra is informed that Troy has fallen ___.
by messengers
through an elaborate series of beacons
by a dream
through a letter from Agamemnon
The chorus expresses concern that ___.
the Greeks may destroy Troy's temples
the anger of the war dead may never sleep
the population will hold the casualties against the king
All options are true.
The opening song of a Greek tragedy, sung by the chorus as it enters, is called the ___.
antistrophe
parodos
exodus
stasimon
