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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What takes Iphigenia's place on the altar to be sacrificed instead?
(a) A deer.
(b) A pig.
(c) A horse.
(d) A lamb.

2. Who is Achilles' father?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Orestes.
(d) Thetis.

3. Who does Orestes claim "hounds" him "to and fro"?
(a) Artemis.
(b) Helen.
(c) Apollo.
(d) The Furies.

4. When Iphigenia arrived in Taurus, what was her appointed job in the temple?
(a) Attendant.
(b) Guard.
(c) Priestess.
(d) Servant.

5. When the Herdsman is telling Iphigenia about the capture of the strangers, he tells her that one of the strangers drew his sword. What did the stranger do with his sword?
(a) He stabbed the ground.
(b) He started stabbing the cattle.
(c) He came after the herdsman.
(d) He threw it out into the sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Iphigenia talks about her dream and exits, who appears from the shore?

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

3. When Iphigenia speaks to the Chorus, why is she in mourning?

4. When the Herdsman is telling Iphigenia about the capture of the strangers, he mentions something about their country's custom towards strangers. What is their country's custom towards strangers?

5. In Part 2, when Iphigenia is done speaking to the Chorus, where does she go?

(see the answer key)

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