The Flies Quizzes

The Flies Quiz 1

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1 Sartre is a pioneer of what philosophy?

Skepticism

Existentialism

Pragmatism

Structuralism
2 During what war was the play written and staged?

WWII

Napoleonic Wars

WWI

Franco-Prussian War
3 The play is meant to critique what?

German Jews

Free France

Hitler and the Nazis

Vichy France
4 The play is based on whose work?

Ovid

Aeschylus

Sophocles

Homer
5 What city is the play set in?

Argos

Athens

Sparta

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

Poseidon

Zeus

Ares

Athena
7 With whom does Orestes travel to Argos?

His friend

His tutor

His bodyguard

His physician
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 ___.

surrender

dead

living

victory
10 Everyone in Argos is filled with ___.

lust

greed

rage

remorse
11 Who is Philebus?

The tutor

An Argive

A god

Orestes' pseudonym
12 Orestes laments the fact that he has no ___.

money

memories

learning

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

handsome looks

wealth

many women

culture
14 Orestes acknowledges that he has no memories but is ___.

free

powerful

influential

rich
15 The tutor admits he was afraid Orestes would ___.

depart without coming to terms with his past

kill Aegistheus

try and usurp the throne

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

her mother

Aegistheus

Argos

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

smart

alive

young

clean
18 What is Electra's job?

A nurse

A priestess

A servant

A princess
19 Electra says she is waiting for ___.

her brother

her own death

a moment she can kill Aegistheus

her lover
20 Clytemnestra tells Electra she has to ___.

get ready for the ritual

leave the city

go confess her sins

go do her chores
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 leave Argos forever

she will delight in remorse and regret

she will have her own inexpiable crime

she will anger the gods
23 What do the dead do?

Murder the living

Cry and sing

Mingle among the living

Leave the city
24 What does Clytemnestra tell Orestes/Philebus to do?

Feel his own remorse

Leave Electra alone

Leave the city

Come to the ritual
25 Zeus says that if Orestes stays, he will be Orestes' ___.

friend

brother

guide

tutor

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