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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": Where does Iphigenia think her brother is when she is going to release one of the men to take a message to him?
(a) Hellaus.
(b) Argos.
(c) Garter.
(d) Troy.

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

3. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Once they are on the ship, what does the sea do?
(a) Kills Orestes.
(b) Swallows the ship.
(c) Swallows the passengers.
(d) Captures Iphigenia.

4. "Electra": Who tells Orestes and Electra what the future has in store for them?
(a) The oracle.
(b) Callun and Pyres.
(c) The gods.
(d) Castor and Pollux.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. "Medea": Who begins the play "Medea" in a lament?

2. "Electra": Whom did Electra's mother help to kill?

3. "Electra": What does Orestes drop on the king's head when the king is looking at the entrails?

4. "Medea": What does Medea need to find before she carries out her plans for Jason?

5. "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?

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