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

2. "Trojan Women": How do the Greeks kill Andromache's son?
(a) Behead him.
(b) Run him over with horses.
(c) Throw him from the battlements.
(d) Stone him.

3. Whom is Death arguing with at the beginning of the play "Alcestis"?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Alcestis.
(c) Admetus.
(d) The Fates.

4. "Trojan Women": To what does Cassandra say she will be thrown to after being killed?
(a) The sea.
(b) The gods.
(c) The monsters.
(d) The beasts.

5. "Alcestis": What is the woman dressed in when Heracles returns with her?
(a) A robe.
(b) A mask.
(c) A veil.
(d) A caftan.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Alcestis": Who questions the handmaiden of Alcestis in the beginning of the play?

2. "Iphigenia among Taurians": In Iphigenia's dream, what do Orestes and Pylades try to take from the temple?

3. "Ion": How many races will Ion's descendants span according to the goddess?

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

5. "Alcestis": What does Admetus heap on Pheres before he leaves the funeral?

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