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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Iphigenia is speaking to the Chorus, who does she claim is extinct?
(a) Her friends.
(b) Her family.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her love.

2. Where does Pylades suggest that he and Orestes hide so that they are not captured?
(a) On their ship.
(b) Under some rocks.
(c) In the caves.
(d) In the temple.

3. In Part 2, when Iphigenia asks the Herdsman why he was down by the seashore, what is his reply?
(a) He was taking a bath.
(b) He was cleaning his clothing.
(c) He was watching for ships.
(d) He was washing his cattle.

4. Who snatched Iphigenia from the altar from which she was to be sacrificed?
(a) Artemis.
(b) Helen.
(c) Agamemnon.
(d) Orestes.

5. Who does the Herdsman consider a suitable victim and pleasing sacrifice for Artemis?
(a) The two young men that came by ship.
(b) A member of his own herdsman.
(c) Iphigenia herself.
(d) No one; he does not agree with sacrificing.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Orestes cries to Phoebus, who does he claim he has killed?

2. While Iphigenia is speaking to the Chorus, she mentions that she is without what four things?

3. How are Apollo and Artemis related?

4. In Part 1 of Iphigenia in Taurus, Orestes states that people claim that something fell from the sky into the temple. What was this item that fell from the sky?

5. Iphigenia talks about the seizure of Helen in Part 1. Who is Helen's husband?

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