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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Orestes suggest that he and Pylades do, to which Pylades replies, "out of the question- we're not used to it"?
(a) Hide.
(b) Kill someone.
(c) Steal some horses.
(d) Run away.

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

3. Why did the king of Taurus receive his particular name?
(a) For the wing-like swiftness of his feet.
(b) For the quickness of his sword.
(c) For his great wisdom.
(d) Because of his wealth.

4. When the Herdsman is telling Iphigenia about the capture of the strangers, he mentions something about their country's custom towards strangers. What is their country's custom towards strangers?
(a) To toss them into the sea.
(b) To have a feast.
(c) To put them on a trail.
(d) To sacrifice them.

5. In Part 4, who asks Iphigenia to prescribe a pious oath for Pylades?
(a) Artemis.
(b) Orestes.
(c) Apollo.
(d) The Chorus.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 4 of Iphigenia in Taurus, Orestes is telling Pylades that he must leave and go back home. Orestes tells Pylades that he must go home and perpetuate his name. How does Orestes tell Pylades to perpetuate his name?

2. In the opening of Part 4 of Iphigenia in Taurus, who says, "this is no cause for joy, when death parts friend from friend"?

3. What is the name of the priest that Iphigenia questions Orestes about in Part 3?

4. Iphigenia claims that even from the time of her conception and childhood that something "lay hard" for her. What is it?

5. When Iphigenia is speaking to the Chorus in Part 2, where does she tell the Chorus she "yearns toward"?

(see the answer key)

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