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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Electra": Electra does not recognize her brother and his friend at first. What does she think they are?
(a) Strangers.
(b) Beggars.
(c) Criminals.
(d) Thieves.

2. "Hippolytus": Who is Hippolytus's father?
(a) Theseus.
(b) Spartacus.
(c) Drusius.
(d) Hercules.

3. "Electra": Who is Orestes' father?
(a) Arestees.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Aeschilles.
(d) Asthendion.

4. "Trojan Women": The play begins after the fall of what city?
(a) Corinth.
(b) Athens.
(c) Sparta.
(d) Troy.

5. "Ion": How many races will Ion's descendants span according to the goddess?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Ion": Apollo orders Hermes to go to Athens. Where is he to bring the baby boy?

2. "Iphigenia among Taurians": What reason does Iphigenia give to the king for taking an item out of the temple?

3. "Alcestis": What state is Heracles in when he claims he will meet death and wrestle for the life of Alcestis?

4. "Ion": Which god is Xuthus's father, Aeolus, the son of?

5. "Electra": How is Electra going to lure her mother out to her house?

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