1 Sartre is a pioneer of what philosophy? Pragmatism Skepticism Existentialism Structuralism 2 During what war was the play written and staged? Franco-Prussian War WWI Napoleonic Wars WWII 3 The play is meant to critique what? Free France German Jews Hitler and the Nazis Vichy France 4 The play is based on whose work? Ovid Aeschylus Sophocles Homer 5 What city is the play set in? Corinth Argos Athens Sparta 6 There is a statue of ___ in the Argos town square. Athena Ares Poseidon Zeus 7 With whom does Orestes travel to Argos? His physician His friend His bodyguard His tutor 8 What do Orestes and the tutor notice about Argos? It is very hot. Everyone is in black. There are flies. All of these 9 The city celebrates the day of the ___. surrender dead victory living 10 Everyone in Argos is filled with ___. rage remorse greed lust 11 Who is Philebus? A god An Argive The tutor Orestes' pseudonym 12 Orestes laments the fact that he has no ___. memories lover money learning 13 The tutor tries to remind Orestes of his ___. many women culture handsome looks wealth 14 Orestes acknowledges that he has no memories but is ___. powerful rich free influential 15 The tutor admits he was afraid Orestes would ___. depart without coming to terms with his past kill Aegistheus try and usurp the throne fall in love with an Argive woman and stay 16 Electra curses ___. Aegistheus Argos her mother the statue of Zeus 17 Electra brags to the statue that she is all of these things except ___. smart young alive clean 18 What is Electra's job? A priestess A servant A nurse A princess 19 Electra says she is waiting for ___. her brother her lover a moment she can kill Aegistheus her own death 20 Clytemnestra tells Electra she has to ___. leave the city go confess her sins go do her chores get ready for the ritual 21 Electra says what is Argos' national pastime? Sport Anger and despair Public confession Dance and song 22 Clytemnestra warns Electra that one day ___. she will delight in remorse and regret she will have her own inexpiable crime she will leave Argos forever she will anger the gods 23 What do the dead do? Cry and sing Leave the city Mingle among the living Murder the living 24 What does Clytemnestra tell Orestes/Philebus to do? Feel his own remorse Leave Electra alone Leave the city Come to the ritual 25 Zeus says that if Orestes stays, he will be Orestes' ___. friend guide tutor brother
