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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Part 3 of Iphigenia in Taurus, who enters the scene besides Iphigenia?
(a) Guards.
(b) The herdsman.
(c) The Chorus.
(d) Orestes and Pylades.

2. When Iphigenia is speaking to the Chorus in Part 2, where does she tell the Chorus she "yearns toward"?
(a) Heaven.
(b) The underworld.
(c) Argos.
(d) Troy.

3. When Iphigenia enters the scene from the temple, where does she ask King Thoas to stand?
(a) By the pillars.
(b) At the door.
(c) By the image of Artemis.
(d) At the altar.

4. In Part 3 of Iphigenia in Taurus, who is Orestes speaking of when he says, " her blood was the unjust ransom for a worthless wife"?
(a) Iphigenia.
(b) Electra.
(c) His mother's.
(d) Helen.

5. In Part 2, when Iphigenia is done speaking to the Chorus, where does she go?
(a) To the seashore.
(b) To her bedroom.
(c) To the field with the cattle.
(d) Inside the temple.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Orestes speaks to Iphigenia about being sacrificed and what will happen, Iphigenia offers to heap what at Orestes' grave?

2. When the guards reappear after Orestes and Iphigenia have spoken about Orestes' fate, what does Iphigenia tell the guards to do about the two young men?

3. When Iphigenia asks Orestes and Pylades if they are brothers in Part 3, what does Orestes say in reply?

4. When Iphigenia is speaking to King Thoas, she tells him that the holy image of Artemis shrank backward. What does she tell King Thoas this event reveals to her?

5. Who does the Chorus mention led the famous fleet to the towers of Troy?

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