CLEP Humanities : Analyzing the Content of Classical Drama

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Example Questions

Example Question #267 :Clep: Humanities

The trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus that detail the story of the family of Agamemnon is called__________.

Possible Answers:

theOdepeia

theLysistrata

theOresteia

theAntiphon

theIliad

Correct answer:

theOresteia

Explanation:

TheOresteiais the only surviving trilogy of Ancient Greek theater that was written to be performed in one sitting. Its author, Aeschylus, gained fame and prizes for his version of the story of Agamemnon, the hero of the Trojan War who is murdered by his wife Clytemnestra when he arrives home. The plays take their name from the character of Orestes, Agamemnon's son who seeks vengeance for his father's death.

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