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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 sacrifice them.
(c) To put them on a trail.
(d) To have a feast.

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

3. 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.

4. In Iphigenia's dream, where does she dream that she has escaped to live?
(a) With the Gods.
(b) Argos.
(c) Hellas.
(d) Troy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Iphigenia betrothed to when she lived in Greece?

2. When Iphigenia arrived in Taurus, what was her appointed job in the temple?

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

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

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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