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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. What does Iphigenia actually do inside the temple?
(a) She prepares victims for sacrifice, but does not perform the actual sacrifice.
(b) She waxes the statue of Artemis.
(c) She prays for all the citizens of Taurus.
(d) She prepares the swords.

4. Where was the altar on which Iphigenia was going to be sacrificed?
(a) Aulis.
(b) Athens.
(c) Hellas.
(d) Troy.

5. In the Chorus' opening prayer to Artemis, what do they speak about that "crop the green meadows"?
(a) Servants of Hellas.
(b) Sheep of Hellas.
(c) Horses of Hellas.
(d) Pigs of Hellas.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Part 2, after Iphigenia leaves, the Chorus begins a long questioning of who the strangers are. Who does the Chorus say they wish would come to "this shore" to be sacrificed?

4. In Iphigenia's dream, where does she dream that she has escaped to live?

5. Who is Iphigenia's mother?

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