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05 Electra: pp. 78-82

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Deception, falsehood, and trust relate to...

a)

Electra's plan to trick her mother.

b)

Clytemnestra's prayer to Apollo.

c)

The Tutor's message for Clytemnestra.

d)

Aegisthus' reasons for being absent.

2.

A "magnificent figure" and "a man of such prowess and strength" = mainly ___.

a)

foreshadowing

b)

characterization

c)

imagery

d)

theme: DFT

3.
Why doesn't Clytemnestra recognize the tutor?
a)

He's wearing a disguise.

b)

She's losing her eyesight.

c)

It's not actually him.

d)

It's been a long time.

4.
Who "once mustered the glory of the Greek armada"?
a)

Aegisthus

b)

Orestes

c)

Agamemnon

d)

Atreus

5.
What does this relate to: "When a god sends trials / not even a strong man can escape"?
a)

The Pythian Games

b)

The famous gamesa at Delphi

c)

the Tutor's prophecy

d)

the will of the gods

6.

What does the previous question relate to?

a)

gender & society

b)

fate vs. free will

c)

grief, mourning, & morality

7.

What is the effect of the Tutor's saying, "On a subsequent day at sunrise, / he entered the lists of the chariot races, / competing with many charioteers..."?

a)

It sets the scene.

b)

It foreshadows his death.

c)

It creates suspense.

d)

It adds dramatic irony.

8.

Annotate: ". . . the trumpets sounded. / Then they were off, / shouting to their horses, / slapping the reins in their grip, / till the whole stadium rang with the din of clashing / chariots / as the dust flew up and they pressed together."

a)

allusion: orig. of races

b)

theme: GMM

c)

imagery: vivid

d)

figurative language: metaphor

9.
"Orestes, driving near the pillar / and almost grazing the post at each turn" is...
a)

symbolic

b)

foreshadowing

c)

characterization

d)

related to theme

10.
"A pileup of crashes followed, smash on smash, till the whole arena of Crisa was a mishmash of wrecked chariots" =
a)

theme

b)

poetic license

c)

imagery

d)

figurative language

11.
"Neck and neck they drove their chariots together, one man, then the other, pulling ahead." =
a)

suspense

b)

foreshadowing

c)

figurative language

d)

theme

12.

The Tutor's retelling the details of Orestes' crash is...

a)

foretold by the Oracle at Delphi.

b)

reminiscent of Pelops'.

c)

foreordained by the gods.

d)

similar to Artemis' punishment of Agamemnon.

13.
The "small bronze urn" is an example of...
a)

symbolism.

b)

divine punishment for pride.

c)

theme: DFT.

d)

allusion.

14.

Upon hearing the new of Orestes' death, Clytemnestra's reaction can best be described as...

a)

one of relief.

b)

mixed.

c)

celebratory.

d)

one of regret.

15.
P. 82: To what does Clytemnestra compare Electra?
a)

a crow

b)

a rabid dog

c)

a plague

d)

a parasite

16.

Nemesis, the goddess of ruin, invokes...

a)

the theme of GMM

b)

the theme of DFT

c)

the theme of JR

d)

the unnofficial theme of gender & society

17.
Clytemnestra's invitation to the Tutor to come inside is an example of...
a)

of her habit of seducing men.

b)

the importance Greeks placed on hospitality.

c)

foreshadowing.

d)

xenophobia in Greek culture.