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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 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?
(a) His father.
(b) Apollo.
(c) The Gods.
(d) King Thoas.

2. When Iphigenia is speaking to the Chorus, who does she claim is extinct?
(a) Her love.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her friends.
(d) Her family.

3. Iphigenia tells King Thoas in Part 5 that the citizens must do what during the purification ritual?
(a) Throw rocks at the strangers.
(b) Watch.
(c) Pray to Artemis.
(d) Remain inside their houses.

4. What does King Thoas tell Iphigenia he thinks the young strangers have done?
(a) Escaped from prison.
(b) Killed a soldier.
(c) Hidden from their king.
(d) Killed one of his people.

5. When the guards reappear after Orestes and Iphigenia have spoken about Orestes' fate, what does Iphigenia tell the guards to do about the two young men?
(a) Take them back to their ship and tie them inside.
(b) Lead them back to the temple.
(c) Guard them and leave them unbound.
(d) Bind them and guard them.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. Whose pure blood does Iphigenia say she needs to purge the taint of murder on the men?

4. In Part 5, why does Iphigenia ask the guards to wrap the young strangers' cloaks over their heads?

5. When Iphigenia asks Orestes and Pylades if they are brothers in Part 3, what does Orestes say in reply?

(see the answer key)

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