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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 3, when Iphigenia tells Orestes that he is the visitor she has longed for, what does Orestes tell Iphigenia to hug?
(a) Herself.
(b) Pylades.
(c) Her good luck.
(d) Her sword.

2. Who does Iphigenia think her dream is about in Part 1?
(a) Orestes.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Her father.
(d) Electra.

3. In the beginning of Part 3 of Iphigenia in Taurus, what does Iphigenia claim is her first care?
(a) To sing a song.
(b) That the rites of Artemis be duly ordered.
(c) That she find the young men suitable for sacrificing.
(d) To find out who the strangers are.

4. Where does Iphigenia tell the Chorus she was sent in a chariot of state to?
(a) Taurus.
(b) Aulis.
(c) Helen.
(d) Athens.

5. When Orestes cries to Phoebus, who does he claim he has killed?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) His brother-in-law.
(d) His sister.

6. Who enters as Iphigenia is speaking to the Chorus?
(a) King Thoas.
(b) Pylades.
(c) Orestes.
(d) A herdsman.

7. The Herdsman hears one of the young men's names. Who is the young man that he knows the name of?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Orestes.
(c) Achilles.
(d) Pylades.

8. Who is the king of the Taurian country?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Thoas.
(c) Menelaus.
(d) Orestes.

9. In the Chorus' opening prayer to Artemis, what do they speak about that "crop the green meadows"?
(a) Servants of Hellas.
(b) Pigs of Hellas.
(c) Horses of Hellas.
(d) Sheep of Hellas.

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

11. Iphigenia tells the Chorus that she is the doomed victim of what?
(a) Her father's villainy.
(b) Fate.
(c) Achilles' love.
(d) Helen's treachery.

12. When the Chorus begins speaking in the opening of Part 2, what type of rocks do they speak of?
(a) Jagged rocks.
(b) Smooth rocks.
(c) Purple rocks.
(d) Clashing rocks.

13. Which end of the Crimean Peninsula does the opening scene take place?
(a) Northern.
(b) Southern.
(c) Eastern.
(d) Western.

14. While Iphigenia is speaking to the Chorus, she mentions that she is without what four things?
(a) Country, child, farm, and fortune.
(b) Brother, friend, country, and horse.
(c) Husband, child, city, and friend.
(d) Friend, ship, family, and country.

15. Whose temple was Iphigenia to work in?
(a) Athena's.
(b) Helen's.
(c) Hippodamia's.
(d) Artemis'.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 2 of Iphigenia in Taurus, Iphigenia tells the Chorus that she finds Artemis guilty of what?

2. Which character from the story enters first in Part 1?

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

4. When Iphigenia and Orestes are speaking to each other outside the temple in Part 3, who does Orestes tell Iphigenia is no more trustworthy than a fleeting dream?

5. After Orestes finds the item he is searching for in Taurus, what is he required to do with it?

(see the answer keys)

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