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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Orestes cries to Phoebus, who does he claim he has killed?
(a) His father.
(b) His brother-in-law.
(c) His sister.
(d) His mother.

2. Who does Iphigenia think her dream is about in Part 1?
(a) Orestes.
(b) Her father.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Electra.

3. Who enters as Iphigenia is speaking to the Chorus?
(a) A herdsman.
(b) King Thoas.
(c) Orestes.
(d) Pylades.

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

5. When the Chorus begins speaking in the opening of Part 2, what type of sea do they describe?
(a) A blue sea.
(b) A cold sea.
(c) A raging sea.
(d) An unfriendly sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character from the story enters first in Part 1?

2. Who is Iphigenia's father?

3. What two things does the Herdsman tell Iphigenia to get ready for the young men to be sacrificed?

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

5. When the Chorus sees the two young men being led to the temple, who do they speak a brief prayer to?

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