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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Which goddess does Iphigenia serve?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Demeter.
(c) Artemis.
(d) Athena.

2. "Medea": Who tells Medea that she and her two sons are to be exiled immediately?
(a) Jason.
(b) The general.
(c) Creon.
(d) Creon's manservant.

3. "Andromache": Who sends a messenger to warn Neoptolemos?
(a) Peleus.
(b) Andromache.
(c) The priest.
(d) The nurse.

4. "Iphigenia among Taurians": In Iphigenia's dream, what do Orestes and Pylades try to take from the temple?
(a) The gifts.
(b) The idol.
(c) The priestesses.
(d) The sacrifices.

5. "Ion": Who tries to get Creusa to kill Xuthus and Ion?
(a) The handmaiden.
(b) The servant.
(c) The slave.
(d) The retainer.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Trojan Women": What is the name of Andromache's young son?

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. "Ion": After Hermes' introduction, where does the play start?

4. "Andromache": Whom does Andromache send to fetch Peleus?

5. "Medea": Medea claims that women are the unhappiest creatures on earth for a second reason. What is the second reason?

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