Question 1

Which title does not belong to the trilogy of the Oresteia?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Pylades 
B)  the Eumenides 
C)  the Libation-Bearers 
D)  the Agamemnon 
A)  the Pylades 
B)  the Eumenides 
C)  the Libation-Bearers 
D)  the Agamemnon A

Question 2

In the Libation-Bearers, Orestes has to decide whether to obey Apollo's order to avenge his father by slaying his mother, thereby incurring the wrath of the Furies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Before leaving Argos for Troy, Agamemnon sacrifices his daughter Iphigenia to the gods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

What, according to Aeschylus, is the main point of the third part of the Oresteia?

Accepted Answer

A)  the transformation of the Furies into a socially stabilizing power 
B)  the transformation of the Gorgons into a socially stabilizing power 
C)  the transformation of the Gorgons into priestesses of Apollo at Delphi 
D)  the transformation of the Furies from female to male spirits 
A)  the transformation of the Furies into a socially stabilizing power 
B)  the transformation of the Gorgons into a socially stabilizing power 
C)  the transformation of the Gorgons into priestesses of Apollo at Delphi 
D)  the transformation of the Furies from female to male spirits

Question 5

The third part of the trilogy, the Eumenides, features Orestes seeking purification at Delphi.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Aeschylus' Oresteia is one of only three surviving complete trilogies of Greek tragedy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In the Homeric version of the story of Agamemnon, the king is killed by his wife's lover, Aegisthus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Why is Cassandra not a successful clairvoyant?

Accepted Answer

A)  because her prophecies do not come true 
B)  because she is unable to voice her prophecies, due to Apollo's curse 
C)  because nobody believes her prophecies, due to Apollo's curse 
D)  because she makes up the prophecies as she goes along without having visions 
A)  because her prophecies do not come true 
B)  because she is unable to voice her prophecies, due to Apollo's curse 
C)  because nobody believes her prophecies, due to Apollo's curse 
D)  because she makes up the prophecies as she goes along without having visions

Question 9

What is the factor that makes Orestes decide to kill his mother?

Accepted Answer

A)  He has a vision of the Furies. 
B)  His friend Pylades reminds him of Apollo's command. 
C)  The ghost of his father speaks to him, revealing his mother's unfaithfulness with Orestes's uncle Aegisthus. 
D)  He realizes that Clytemnestra is not his birth mother. 
A)  He has a vision of the Furies. 
B)  His friend Pylades reminds him of Apollo's command. 
C)  The ghost of his father speaks to him, revealing his mother's unfaithfulness with Orestes's uncle Aegisthus. 
D)  He realizes that Clytemnestra is not his birth mother.

Question 10

The Furies are the same as the Gorgons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Prior to Aeschylus, the story of Agamemnon and Orestes usually illustrated a competition for power between gods and humans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Oresteia identifies the feminine principle with the powers of darkness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Agamemnon is related to Tantalus, who is condemned to roll a rock uphill in Hades only to watch it roll down again and again.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The main point in the Eumenides is the transformation of the Gorgons into priestesses of Apollo at Delphi.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The first play, the Agamemnon, opens in Argos shortly before Agamemnon's ­departure for Troy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The moral evolution of the gods produces significant changes for the human community, culminating in the substitution of courts of law for individual acts of vengeance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In Aeschylus' version, Agamemnon is killed by Clytemnestra and her lover working together as a team.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In Aeschylus' version of the story, Agamemnon is murdered by

Accepted Answer

A)  Aegisthus and Clytemnestra. 
B)  Aegisthus. 
C)  Clytemnestra. 
D)  Aegisthus and Cassandra. 
A)  Aegisthus and Clytemnestra. 
B)  Aegisthus. 
C)  Clytemnestra. 
D)  Aegisthus and Cassandra.

Question 19

Cassandra, a Trojan priestess of Apollo, is cursed with a clairvoyance that nobody believes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Aeschylus did not write only tragedies; he also wrote a satyr play about Menelaus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which title does not belong to the trilogy of the Oresteia?

In the Libation-Bearers, Orestes has to decide whether to obey Apollo's order to avenge his father by slaying his mother, thereby incurring the wrath of the Furies.

Before leaving Argos for Troy, Agamemnon sacrifices his daughter Iphigenia to the gods.

What, according to Aeschylus, is the main point of the third part of the Oresteia?

The third part of the trilogy, the Eumenides, features Orestes seeking purification at Delphi.

Aeschylus' Oresteia is one of only three surviving complete trilogies of Greek tragedy.

In the Homeric version of the story of Agamemnon, the king is killed by his wife's lover, Aegisthus.

Why is Cassandra not a successful clairvoyant?

What is the factor that makes Orestes decide to kill his mother?

The Furies are the same as the Gorgons.

Prior to Aeschylus, the story of Agamemnon and Orestes usually illustrated a competition for power between gods and humans.

The Oresteia identifies the feminine principle with the powers of darkness.

Agamemnon is related to Tantalus, who is condemned to roll a rock uphill in Hades only to watch it roll down again and again.

The main point in the Eumenides is the transformation of the Gorgons into priestesses of Apollo at Delphi.

The first play, the Agamemnon, opens in Argos shortly before Agamemnon's departure for Troy.

The moral evolution of the gods produces significant changes for the human community, culminating in the substitution of courts of law for individual acts of vengeance.

In Aeschylus' version, Agamemnon is killed by Clytemnestra and her lover working together as a team.

In Aeschylus' version of the story, Agamemnon is murdered by

Cassandra, a Trojan priestess of Apollo, is cursed with a clairvoyance that nobody believes.

Aeschylus did not write only tragedies; he also wrote a satyr play about Menelaus.

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The Divine Woman in Greek Mythology

The Olympian Family of Zeus: Sharing Rule of the Universe

In Touch With the Gods: Apollos Oracle at Delphi

Dionysus: Rooted in Earth and Ecstasy

Land of No Return: The Gloomy Kingdom of Hades

Heroes of Myth: Man Divided Against Himself

Heroines of Myth: Women in Many Roles

Heroes at War: The Troy Saga

A Different Kind of Hero: The Odysseus

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Exam 15: The House of Atreus: Aeschyluss Oresteia

Which title does not belong to the trilogy of the Oresteia?

In the Libation-Bearers, Orestes has to decide whether to obey Apollo's order to avenge his father by slaying his mother, thereby incurring the wrath of the Furies.

Before leaving Argos for Troy, Agamemnon sacrifices his daughter Iphigenia to the gods.

What, according to Aeschylus, is the main point of the third part of the Oresteia?

The third part of the trilogy, the Eumenides, features Orestes seeking purification at Delphi.

Aeschylus' Oresteia is one of only three surviving complete trilogies of Greek tragedy.

In the Homeric version of the story of Agamemnon, the king is killed by his wife's lover, Aegisthus.

Why is Cassandra not a successful clairvoyant?

What is the factor that makes Orestes decide to kill his mother?

The Furies are the same as the Gorgons.

Prior to Aeschylus, the story of Agamemnon and Orestes usually illustrated a competition for power between gods and humans.

The Oresteia identifies the feminine principle with the powers of darkness.

Agamemnon is related to Tantalus, who is condemned to roll a rock uphill in Hades only to watch it roll down again and again.

The main point in the Eumenides is the transformation of the Gorgons into priestesses of Apollo at Delphi.

The first play, the Agamemnon, opens in Argos shortly before Agamemnon's ­departure for Troy.

The moral evolution of the gods produces significant changes for the human community, culminating in the substitution of courts of law for individual acts of vengeance.

In Aeschylus' version, Agamemnon is killed by Clytemnestra and her lover working together as a team.

In Aeschylus' version of the story, Agamemnon is murdered by

Cassandra, a Trojan priestess of Apollo, is cursed with a clairvoyance that nobody believes.

Aeschylus did not write only tragedies; he also wrote a satyr play about Menelaus.

Introduction to Greek Myth

Ways of Interpreting Myth Part Two Epic Myths

In the Beginning: Hesiods Creation Story

Alienation of the Human and Divine: Prometheus, Fire, and Pandora

The Divine Woman in Greek Mythology

The Olympian Family of Zeus: Sharing Rule of the Universe

In Touch With the Gods: Apollos Oracle at Delphi

Dionysus: Rooted in Earth and Ecstasy

Land of No Return: The Gloomy Kingdom of Hades

Heroes of Myth: Man Divided Against Himself

Heroines of Myth: Women in Many Roles

Heroes at War: The Troy Saga

A Different Kind of Hero: The Odysseus

Myth and the Tragic Vision in the Theater of Dionysus: Euripides Bacchae

The Tragic House of Laius: Sophocles Oedipus Cycle

A Different Perspective on Tragedy: Euripides Medea Part Four the World of Roman Myth

The Roman Vision: Greek Myths and Roman Realities

Virgils Roman Epic: The Aeneid

The Persistence of Mythglossary Selected Bibliography Credits Index

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The first play, the Agamemnon, opens in Argos shortly before Agamemnon's departure for Troy.