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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the beginning of Part 3, who tells Iphigenia that they need no tears from her?
(a) Artemis.
(b) Orestes.
(c) Pylades.
(d) The Chorus.

2. When does Pylades suggest that he and Orestes retrieve the item they are looking for in Taurus?
(a) At the break of dawn.
(b) Noon.
(c) In the night.
(d) Mid-morning.

3. The opening scene in the story Iphigenia in Taurus starts at what landmark?
(a) Orestes' ship.
(b) Taurus castle.
(c) Iphigenia's room.
(d) The temple of Artemis.

4. Which end of the Crimean Peninsula does the opening scene take place?
(a) Northern.
(b) Western.
(c) Eastern.
(d) Southern.

5. In Part 3, when Iphigenia suggests that Orestes deliver a letter to Argos, what does Orestes suggest they change about Iphigenia's plan?
(a) That Pylades deliver the letter and Orestes stay to be sacrificed.
(b) That he and Pylades both deliver the letter.
(c) That no one will deliver the letter because he doesn't trust Iphigenia.
(d) That they will send a member of the Chorus to deliver the letter and both men will face death.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Iphigenia questions Orestes about Argos in Part 4, who does Orestes say rules Argos?

2. When the Chorus begins speaking in the opening of Part 2, what type of sea do they describe?

3. When Iphigenia speaks to the Chorus, why is she in mourning?

4. When Iphigenia is telling the Chorus about her terrible past, she mentions that she would not hold who?

5. In the beginning of Part 3 of Iphigenia in Taurus, what does Iphigenia claim is her first care?

(see the answer key)

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