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What motivates Orestes to return to Argos?
The command of Apollo and the duty to avenge Agamemnon
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Electra recognizes Orestes primarily through…
A lock of hair, footprints, and finally personal tokens/memories
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Who helps Orestes carry out his revenge?
Electra and Pylades
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What advice from Pylades finally convinces Orestes to kill Clytemnestra?
To obey Apollo’s oracle above all else
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After killing his mother, Orestes is immediately pursued by…
The Furies
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The central theme of *Libation Bearers* is…
The cycle of blood vengeance
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At the beginning of the play, Orestes seeks refuge at the temple of…
Apollo at Delphi
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Who establishes the first homicide court in Athens?
Athena
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What is the name of the court founded by Athena?
The Areopagus
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Why do the Furies prosecute Orestes?
He committed matricide
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What argument does Apollo use to defend Orestes?
The father is the true parent and avenging Agamemnon was just
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How is the deadlock in Orestes’ trial resolved?
Athena casts the deciding vote for acquittal
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At the end of the play, the Furies become known as…
The Eumenides (“Kindly Ones”)
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The resolution of the *Oresteia* ultimately represents the transition from…
Personal revenge to civic justice
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Why does Antigone defy Creon’s decree?
She believes divine law is higher than human law
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Which brother receives burial honors from Creon?
Eteocles
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Which brother is denied burial?
Polyneices
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Who warns Creon that the gods disapprove of his actions?
Tiresias
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Antigone’s fiancé is…
Haemon
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How does Antigone die?
She hangs herself in the cave where she is imprisoned
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What happens to Haemon after Antigone’s death?
He kills himself
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The central conflict in *Antigone* is between…
Divine law and state authority
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Why is Thebes suffering from plague at the beginning of the play?
The murderer of Laius has not been punished
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Who reveals the truth about Oedipus’ identity?
Tiresias and the shepherd/messenger testimony
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What prophecy was given about Oedipus before his birth?
He would kill his father and marry his mother
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Who are Oedipus’ true parents?
Laius and Jocasta
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How did Oedipus unknowingly fulfill the prophecy?
He killed Laius on the road and married Jocasta
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What does Jocasta do after learning the truth?
She kills herself
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How does Oedipus punish himself?
He blinds himself
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The tragedy of Oedipus primarily explores…
Fate, knowledge, and human blindness
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The play takes place immediately after…
The fall of Troy
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Who is the former queen of Troy and central figure of the play?
Hecuba
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What fate is assigned to Cassandra?
She will become Agamemnon’s concubine
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Why is Astyanax killed by the Greeks?
They fear he will avenge Troy when he grows up
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Which Greek hero receives Andromache as a war prize?
Neoptolemus
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What argument does Helen use in her defense before Menelaus?
She blames Aphrodite for her actions
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The overall theme of *Trojan Women* is…
The horrors and brutality of war
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Who threatens Heracles’ family while he is absent?
Lycus
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What has Heracles just completed before returning home?
His labors
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Which goddess drives Heracles mad?
Hera
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Whom does Heracles kill during his madness?
His wife and children
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Who prevents Heracles from killing himself afterward?
Theseus
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The tragedy in *Heracles* emphasizes…
The unpredictability of suffering and divine cruelty
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What is the first condition of the universe described by Ovid?
Chaos
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Who survives Jupiter’s flood?
Deucalion and Pyrrha
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How do Deucalion and Pyrrha recreate humanity?
They throw stones behind them
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What transformation occurs to Daphne?
She becomes a laurel tree
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Why does Io wander the earth in animal form?
Jupiter transformed her into a cow to hide her from Juno
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A major theme established in Book 1 is…
Transformation as a universal force
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Why does Phaethon seek out Phoebus Apollo?
To confirm his divine parentage