The Flies Quizzes

The Flies Quiz 1

1 Sartre is a pioneer of what philosophy?
Structuralism

Existentialism

Pragmatism

Skepticism
2 During what war was the play written and staged?
WWI

Napoleonic Wars

Franco-Prussian War

WWII
3 The play is meant to critique what?
Hitler and the Nazis

Vichy France

Free France

German Jews
4 The play is based on whose work?
Aeschylus

Ovid

Homer

Sophocles
5 What city is the play set in?
Argos

Sparta

Corinth

Athens
6 There is a statue of ___ in the Argos town square.
Zeus

Poseidon

Athena

Ares
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?
It is very hot.

There are flies.

Everyone is in black.

All of these
9 The city celebrates the day of the ___.
living

surrender

dead

victory
10 Everyone in Argos is filled with ___.
remorse

lust

rage

greed
11 Who is Philebus?
A god

Orestes' pseudonym

The tutor

An Argive
12 Orestes laments the fact that he has no ___.
memories

learning

money

lover
13 The tutor tries to remind Orestes of his ___.
wealth

handsome looks

culture

many women
14 Orestes acknowledges that he has no memories but is ___.
powerful

free

rich

influential
15 The tutor admits he was afraid Orestes would ___.
kill Aegistheus

depart without coming to terms with his past

try and usurp the throne

fall in love with an Argive woman and stay
16 Electra curses ___.
Argos

the statue of Zeus

her mother

Aegistheus
17 Electra brags to the statue that she is all of these things except ___.
clean

smart

young

alive
18 What is Electra's job?
A servant

A priestess

A princess

A nurse
19 Electra says she is waiting for ___.
her brother

her lover

her own death

a moment she can kill Aegistheus
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?
Dance and song

Anger and despair

Sport

Public confession
22 Clytemnestra warns Electra that one day ___.
she will have her own inexpiable crime

she will leave Argos forever

she will delight in remorse and regret

she will anger the gods
23 What do the dead do?
Cry and sing

Murder the living

Leave the city

Mingle among the living
24 What does Clytemnestra tell Orestes/Philebus to do?
Come to the ritual

Leave Electra alone

Feel his own remorse

Leave the city
25 Zeus says that if Orestes stays, he will be Orestes' ___.
guide

brother

tutor

friend

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