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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Iphigenia asks Orestes and Pylades if they are brothers in Part 3, what does Orestes say in reply?
(a) That they are twin brothers.
(b) That they are just friends.
(c) That they are brothers in love, but not blood.
(d) That they are comrades.

2. At the beginning of Part 3 of Iphigenia in Taurus, who enters the scene besides Iphigenia?
(a) Guards.
(b) Orestes and Pylades.
(c) The herdsman.
(d) The Chorus.

3. Iphigenia claims that even from the time of her conception and childhood that something "lay hard" for her. What is it?
(a) Her labors in the field.
(b) The hand of Fate.
(c) Her understanding of war.
(d) Her service in the temple.

4. When Iphigenia asks Orestes about the king's son in Part 3 of Iphigenia in Taurus, and asks where he lives, what is Orestes' reply?
(a) That he does not live.
(b) That he has visited the Gods and lives nowhere.
(c) That he lives in the afterlife and here on earth.
(d) That the king's son lives nowhere and everywhere.

5. When Iphigenia is having the conversation with Orestes and Pylades outside the temple, she asks Orestes where Helen is. What does Orestes tell Iphigenia?
(a) That Helen has asked for forgiveness.
(b) That Helen is back in Sparta with her first husband.
(c) That Helen is dead.
(d) That Helen is in Troy.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Iphigenia tells King Thoas about the holy image moving on the pedestal, King Thoas explains the movement as what happening?

2. When Iphigenia is telling the King about the young strangers trying to win her heart, what does she claim that she hates?

3. Why does Iphigenia feel like the rites she celebrates are unfit for song?

4. In Part 2, when Iphigenia is done speaking to the Chorus, where does she go?

5. What name does Orestes tell Iphigenia would name him justly when he is talking with her outside the temple?

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