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