Agamemnon by Aeschylus Quiz

Who predicts the murder of Agamemnon?

Question Answer Choices Cassandra The herald The chorus of old men Electra

Who takes the throne after Agamemnon's murder?

Question Answer Choices Aegisthus Menelaus Orestes Electra

When does Clytaemnestra kill Agamemnon?

Question Answer Choices When he catches Clytaemnestra with her lover When he gets out of his chariot When he is in the bath When he tells Clytaemnestra about his actions while he was away

Why had Agamemnon been away from home?

Question Answer Choices He was visiting a relative in Athens He was fighting the Trojan War He was performing a religious ritual at Delphi He was on a hunting trip with Orestes

Why did Clytaemnestra kill Agamemnon?

Question Answer Choices He cheated on Clytaemnestra with Helen Aegisthus threatened to kill Iphigenia if she refused to kill Agamemnon He sacrificed their daughter, Iphegenia An oracle told her she must do it

Who is the rightful heir to the throne after Agamemnon's death?

Question Answer Choices Aegisthus Menelaus Electra Orestes