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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Iphigenia's father?
(a) Menelaus.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Thoas.
(d) Apollo.

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

4. When Orestes and Iphigenia are speaking of Orestes being sacrificed, Iphigenia tells Orestes that she will use what to quench his ashes?
(a) Olive oil.
(b) Sea water.
(c) Rose water.
(d) The juice of grapes.

5. In Iphigenia's dream, where does she dream that she has escaped to live?
(a) Troy.
(b) Hellas.
(c) Argos.
(d) With the Gods.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Iphigenia is speaking to the Chorus, who does she claim is extinct?

3. What is the name of the priest that Iphigenia questions Orestes about in Part 3?

4. What takes Iphigenia's place on the altar to be sacrificed instead?

5. Why did the king of Taurus receive his particular name?

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