1 Sartre is a pioneer of what philosophy? Existentialism Pragmatism Skepticism Structuralism 2 During what war was the play written and staged? Napoleonic Wars WWI WWII Franco-Prussian War 3 The play is meant to critique what? German Jews Vichy France Hitler and the Nazis Free France 4 The play is based on whose work? Ovid Aeschylus Sophocles Homer 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 Zeus Ares 7 With whom does Orestes travel to Argos? His physician His bodyguard His friend His tutor 8 What do Orestes and the tutor notice about Argos? It is very hot. Everyone is in black. There are flies. All of these 9 The city celebrates the day of the ___. victory surrender dead living 10 Everyone in Argos is filled with ___. lust greed rage remorse 11 Who is Philebus? An Argive The tutor Orestes' pseudonym A god 12 Orestes laments the fact that he has no ___. learning money lover memories 13 The tutor tries to remind Orestes of his ___. handsome looks culture many women wealth 14 Orestes acknowledges that he has no memories but is ___. powerful free rich influential 15 The tutor admits he was afraid Orestes would ___. fall in love with an Argive woman and stay depart without coming to terms with his past try and usurp the throne kill Aegistheus 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 ___. alive smart young clean 18 What is Electra's job? A nurse A priestess A princess A servant 19 Electra says she is waiting for ___. a moment she can kill Aegistheus her brother her own death her lover 20 Clytemnestra tells Electra she has to ___. get ready for the ritual go confess her sins go do her chores leave the city 21 Electra says what is Argos' national pastime? Anger and despair Sport Dance and song Public confession 22 Clytemnestra warns Electra that one day ___. she will delight in remorse and regret she will anger the gods she will have her own inexpiable crime she will leave Argos forever 23 What do the dead do? Mingle among the living Leave the city Murder the living Cry and sing 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 friend brother tutor