How does Hermione respond to Orestes' initial invitation to leave Epirus with him?
- She must first pray to her ancestors before making a decision.
- She refuses to leave and threatens to kill herself.
- She will leave only if Pyrrhus does not want her.
- She will not leave unless Orestes first murders Pyrrhus.
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How does Orestes react to Pyrrhus’s death?
- He declares himself the new king of Epirus.
- He goes insane.
- He immediately marries Hermione.
- He joins with Pylades to attack the Greeks.
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How does Pyrrhus die?
- He is attacked by members of the Greek embassy.
- He is poisoned by Astyanax.
- He is stabbed in the heart by Orestes.
- He kills himself.
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What historical event serves as the backdrop for this play?
- The Fall of Rome
- The Greek Revolution
- The Revolt of Agamemnon
- The Trojan War
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Which of the following promises does Pyrrhus not make to Andromache?
- To assassinate Orestes
- To become a second father to her son
- To help launch an attack on the Greeks
- To set Astyanax free from prison
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Who does Pyrrhus finally marry?
- Andromache
- Cleone
- Helen of Troy
- Hermione
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Who is Hermione’s father?
- Achilles
- Agamemnon
- Astyanax
- Hector
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Who said the following: “Ah! I loved him too much not to hate him.”
- Andromache
- Cleone
- Hermione
- Orestes
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Who said the following: “What? My mother had the whole of Greece in arms . . . without even asking, while I . . . even by offering myself to a lover, cannot avenge myself?”
- Andromache
- Cephise
- Cleone
- Hermione
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Who said the following: “You must perish or reign / And there you’ll see me, obedient or furious / Either crown you, or destroy him before your eyes.”
- Andromache
- Hermione
- Orestes
- Pyrrhus
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Who warns Hermione that Orestes may be dangerous?
- Cephise
- Cleone
- Phoenix
- Pyrrhus
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Why have the Greeks sent Orestes to confront Pyrrhus?
- Because he has been protecting the prisoner Astyanax
- Because he has kidnapped Cleone
- Because he is planning to marry Hermione
- Because he neglected to attend their conference
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