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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Ion": Which god is Xuthus's father, Aeolus, the son of?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Mercury.
(d) Ares.

2. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Whom did Iphigenia's father tell her she was going to marry?
(a) Ajax.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Pylades.
(d) Achilles.

3. "Hippolytus": What is Aphrodite goddess of?
(a) Gardens.
(b) The sea.
(c) Love.
(d) Marriage.

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

5. "Hippolytus": What about her desire is causing Phaedra not to eat?
(a) That it is shameful.
(b) None of the answers is correct.
(c) That it is impossible.
(d) That it is not her own.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Ion": How is Xuthus described?

2. "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?

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

4. "Hippolytus": When the nurse tells Hippolytus of Phaedra's desire for him, Hippolytus swears he will never break his vow of what?

5. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Iphigenia was intended to be a sacrifice but was spirited away to where?

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