Agamemnon Quizzes

Agamemnon Quiz 1

1 In what ancient city is the play set?
Argos

Sparta

Troy

Athens
2 For how many years has Agamemnon been at war in Troy?
five

one

seven

ten
3 The son of Clytaemestra and Agamemnon is named _______.
Ulysses

Aegisthus

Menelaus

Orestes
4 What kind of signal does the Watchman see in the first scene?
a messenger

smoke signals

a blazing fire

a bird
5 What beast symbolizes both Agamemnon and his brother Menelaus?
the bull

the eagle

the hare

the ox
6 What beast symbolizes Iphigeneia?
the sparrow

the bear cub

the snake

the hare
7 Who was sacrificed for fair winds to sail for Troy?
Menelaus

Helen

Orestes

Iphigeneia
8 _______ 's promiscuity is the ostensible "cause" of the Trojan War.
Iphigeneia

Clytaemestra

Helen

Cassandra
9 Who has been ruling Argos in Agamemnon's absence?
Orestes

the Chorus

Clytaemestra

Aegisthus
10 ________ is king of Troy when it falls.
Achilles

Priam

Paris

Orestes
11 ________ at first doubts Clytaemestra report that the war is over.
Cassandra

Orestes

the Chorus

Aegisthus
12 _________ gives a lengthy account of the fire signal's relay from Troy to Argos.
the Chorus

the Watchman

Clytaemestra

the Herald
13 To which god does the Chorus appeal more than any other?
Zeus

Artemis

Athena

Hephaestus
14 ________ abducted Helen.
Menelaus

Agamemnon

Orestes

Paris
15 "Illium" is another name for _______?
Sparta

Zeus

Troy

Argos
16 To whom does the "phantom queen" refer?
Clytaemestra

Helen

Iphigeneia

Hera
17 Whose imminent arrival does the Herald announce?
Menelaus'

Helen's

Clytaemestra's

Agamemnon's
18 The ship of _______ is reported lost at sea?
Priam

Agamemnon

Orestes

Menelaus
19 Who provides the report on the lost ships and the storms?
Agamemnon

the Watchman

Cassandra

the Herald
20 Which god oversees hospitality and "kindly to strangers"?
Artemis

Hera

Zeus

Hermes
21 The "lion" refers to whom?
Paris

Orestes

Helen

Agamemnon
22 Agamemnon enters in a chariot joined by _______.
Orestes

Cassandra

a priest

Menelaus
23 Agamemnon gives primary thanks to ________ for the victory at Troy.
Fortune

his father

the gods

his soldiers
24 Clytaemestra has her handmaidens spread a ________ carpet for Agamemnon to enter his house upon.
crimson

purple

gold

black
25 Clytaemestra invokes ________'s aid several different times before executing her plan.
Aphrodite

Hera

Zeus

Fate

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Agamemnon

by Aeschylus

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