Agamemnon Quizzes

Agamemnon Quiz 1

1 In what ancient city is the play set?
Sparta

Athens

Troy

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

five

one

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

Menelaus

Ulysses

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

a blazing fire

smoke signals

a messenger
5 What beast symbolizes both Agamemnon and his brother Menelaus?
the ox

the hare

the eagle

the bull
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.
Helen

Cassandra

Iphigeneia

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

Clytaemestra

Aegisthus

the Chorus
10 ________ is king of Troy when it falls.
Achilles

Priam

Orestes

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

Orestes

Aegisthus

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

the Chorus

the Watchman

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

Hephaestus

Zeus

Athena
14 ________ abducted Helen.
Orestes

Paris

Agamemnon

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

Sparta

Troy

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

Hera

Helen

Clytaemestra
17 Whose imminent arrival does the Herald announce?
Agamemnon's

Helen's

Menelaus'

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

Agamemnon

Priam

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

Cassandra

the Herald

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

Zeus

Artemis

Hermes
21 The "lion" refers to whom?
Orestes

Agamemnon

Helen

Paris
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 father

the gods

his soldiers

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

black

crimson

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

Zeus

Aphrodite

Hera

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Agamemnon

by Aeschylus

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