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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who snatched Iphigenia from the altar from which she was to be sacrificed?
(a) Helen.
(b) Orestes.
(c) Agamemnon.
(d) Artemis.

3. Who does Orestes claim "hounds" him "to and fro"?
(a) Artemis.
(b) Helen.
(c) Apollo.
(d) The Furies.

4. Iphigenia tells the Chorus that she is the doomed victim of what?
(a) Her father's villainy.
(b) Achilles' love.
(c) Fate.
(d) Helen's treachery.

5. In Part 2, when Iphigenia speaks to the Chorus about her terrible past, whose lips does she say she would not kiss?
(a) Her mother's lips.
(b) Her brother's lips.
(c) Her sister's lips.
(d) Her father's lips.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 2, when Iphigenia asks the Herdsman why he was down by the seashore, what is his reply?

2. Who is the king of the Taurian country?

3. After Orestes finds the item he is searching for in Taurus, what is he required to do with it?

4. What is the name of Iphigenia's grandmother on her mother's side?

5. When the Chorus begins speaking in the opening of Part 2, what type of rocks do they speak of?

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