Agamemnon Quizzes

Agamemnon Quiz 1

1 In what ancient city is the play set?
Argos

Troy

Sparta

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

ten

five

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

Menelaus

Aegisthus

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

a messenger

smoke signals

a blazing fire
5 What beast symbolizes both Agamemnon and his brother Menelaus?
the eagle

the ox

the bull

the hare
6 What beast symbolizes Iphigeneia?
the sparrow

the snake

the bear cub

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

Orestes

Iphigeneia

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

Clytaemestra

Cassandra

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

the Chorus

Clytaemestra

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

Orestes

Achilles

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

the Chorus

Cassandra

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

the Watchman

the Chorus

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

Artemis

Athena

Hephaestus
14 ________ abducted Helen.
Agamemnon

Paris

Menelaus

Orestes
15 "Illium" is another name for _______?
Zeus

Argos

Sparta

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

Hera

Helen

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

Clytaemestra's

Agamemnon's

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

Orestes

Menelaus

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

the Herald

Cassandra

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

Artemis

Hera

Zeus
21 The "lion" refers to whom?
Helen

Paris

Agamemnon

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

a priest

Cassandra

Orestes
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.
purple

gold

black

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

Fate

Hera

Aphrodite

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Agamemnon

by Aeschylus

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