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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Iphigenia Among Taurians.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Hippolytus": When the scene shifts to Phaedra and her nurse, what condition is Phaedra in?
(a) She is happy.
(b) She is drunk.
(c) She is asleep.
(d) She is ill.

2. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Who tells Iphigenia that there are two strangers in their land?
(a) Locals.
(b) Priests.
(c) Merchants.
(d) Herdsmen.

3. "Iphigenia among Taurians": When Iphigenia realizes that one of the captured men is her brother, she devises a plan while helping them fulfill Apollo's orders. What will this plan help her do?
(a) Escape.
(b) Raise her status.
(c) See her father.
(d) Gain access to riches.

4. "Hippolytus": Who warns Hippolytus not to anger the other gods?
(a) A friend.
(b) A nurse.
(c) A commoner.
(d) An attendant.

5. "Ion": Whose idea is it to have Ion adopted by Xuthus?
(a) Ares.
(b) Hermes.
(c) Apollo.
(d) The priestess.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Hippolytus": After Hippolytus dies, what does Theseus tell the chorus that he was?

2. "Hippolytus": What is Aphrodite goddess of?

3. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Whom did Apollo want to stop when he told Orestes and Pylades to take the item from the temple?

4. "Hippolytus": How does Phaedra kill herself?

5. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Where will Iphigenia take the two men to clean them and help them escape?

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