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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Orestes is telling Iphigenia about two people that nursed a feud, what does he tell Iphigenia that these two were fighting over?
(a) A family image.
(b) A heavenly sword.
(c) A golden lamb.
(d) A woman.

2. Who is Iphigenia's father?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Menelaus.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Thoas.

3. In Part 3, when Iphigenia tells Orestes that he is the visitor she has longed for, what does Orestes tell Iphigenia to hug?
(a) Her good luck.
(b) Her sword.
(c) Herself.
(d) Pylades.

4. What is Orestes asked to take from the temple by Phoebus Apollo?
(a) A dead corpse.
(b) King Thoas' armor.
(c) A shield from Apollo.
(d) The statue of Artemis.

5. Whose temple was Iphigenia to work in?
(a) Helen's.
(b) Athena's.
(c) Hippodamia's.
(d) Artemis'.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Pylades' father?

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

3. While Iphigenia is questioning Orestes in Part 3, Orestes tells Iphigenia that her "informant was correct" about something. What is it?

4. When Iphigenia is speaking to the Chorus, who does she claim is extinct?

5. In Part 2, when Iphigenia speaks to the Chorus about her terrible past, whose lips does she say she would not kiss?

(see the answer key)

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