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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Chorus sees the two young men being led to the temple, who do they speak a brief prayer to?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Athena.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Artemis.

2. At the opening of Part 5 of Iphigenia of Taurus, which single person enters the scene?
(a) Artemis.
(b) Iphigenia.
(c) Orestes.
(d) Thoas.

3. In Part 5, why does King Thoas have a "strong desire" to learn about the young men?
(a) Because Iphigenia tells him they are foul with kindred blood.
(b) Because he recognizes them.
(c) Because he always wants to know who is being sacrificed at all times.
(d) Because they are strange to him.

4. When Iphigenia speaks to the Chorus, why is she in mourning?
(a) Because she thinks her brother, Orestes, is dead.
(b) Because she does not like helping with sacrifices.
(c) Because she is scared of King Thoas.
(d) Because she was taken from her family.

5. At the opening of Part 5 when the single person enters the scene, who does he have with him?
(a) Nobody.
(b) Orestes and Iphigenia.
(c) Orestes and Pylades.
(d) His guards.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Iphigenia is speaking to King Thoas, she tells him that the holy image of Artemis shrank backward. What does she tell King Thoas this event reveals to her?

2. When Orestes speaks to Iphigenia about being sacrificed and what will happen, Iphigenia offers to heap what at Orestes' grave?

3. When Iphigenia and Orestes are speaking to each other outside the temple in Part 3, who does Orestes tell Iphigenia is no more trustworthy than a fleeting dream?

4. When the Herdsman first enters and tells Iphigenia about the visitors, where does he tell Iphigenia the men are from?

5. In Part 5 of Iphigenia in Taurus, the first person to speak asks if something is blazing. What does this person inquire about?

(see the answer key)

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