Agamemnon Quizzes

Agamemnon Quiz 1

By Paul Cantagallo · Last reviewed August 12, 2000

1 In what ancient city is the play set?

Troy

Argos

Sparta

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

ten

seven

five

one
3 The son of Clytaemestra and Agamemnon is named _______.

Menelaus

Orestes

Ulysses

Aegisthus
4 What kind of signal does the Watchman see in the first scene?

a blazing fire

a bird

a messenger

smoke signals
5 What beast symbolizes both Agamemnon and his brother Menelaus?

the ox

the hare

the bull

the eagle
6 What beast symbolizes Iphigeneia?

the hare

the sparrow

the bear cub

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

Menelaus

Helen

Iphigeneia

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

Clytaemestra

Iphigeneia

Helen

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

Clytaemestra

the Chorus

Aegisthus

Orestes
10 ________ is king of Troy when it falls.

Orestes

Achilles

Priam

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

Aegisthus

Orestes

Cassandra

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

the Herald

the Chorus

Clytaemestra

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

Artemis

Athena

Hephaestus

Zeus
14 ________ abducted Helen.

Paris

Agamemnon

Menelaus

Orestes
15 "Illium" is another name for _______?

Sparta

Zeus

Troy

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

Hera

Helen

Iphigeneia

Clytaemestra
17 Whose imminent arrival does the Herald announce?

Menelaus'

Helen's

Clytaemestra's

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

Agamemnon

Priam

Menelaus

Orestes
19 Who provides the report on the lost ships and the storms?

the Herald

Cassandra

Agamemnon

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

Hermes

Zeus

Artemis

Hera
21 The "lion" refers to whom?

Agamemnon

Paris

Helen

Orestes
22 Agamemnon enters in a chariot joined by _______.

Menelaus

a priest

Orestes

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

his soldiers

Fortune

his father

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

black

crimson

gold

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

Hera

Fate

Aphrodite

Zeus

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