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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Andromache": Whom was Hermione supposed to marry?
(a) Neoptolemos.
(b) Heracles.
(c) Hercules.
(d) Orestes.

2. "Andromache": How is Peleus described?
(a) As a strong man.
(b) As a young man.
(c) As an old man.
(d) As a wise man.

3. "Medea": What does Medea claim about women?
(a) That they are wealthy in the joy of motherhood.
(b) That they are enslaved by motherhood.
(c) That they are unhappy for their slavery to their husbands.
(d) That they are unhappy if they don't realize their great power over their husbands.

4. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Who tells the king of Iphigenia's deceit?
(a) A messenger.
(b) A herdsman.
(c) A sailor.
(d) A merchant.

5. "Alcestis": Whom does Heracles talk to and learn the extent of the events in the household?
(a) The butler.
(b) The cook.
(c) The handmaiden.
(d) The gardener.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Alcestis": What does Admetus's wife make him promise not to do after she dies?

2. "Andromache": Where does the goddess tell Peleus to bury Neoptolemos?

3. "Electra": What does Orestes do as his mother comes to Electra's house?

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

5. "Electra": Who did Orestes and Pylades claim to be when the met the king?

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