3. When Iphigenia starts asking Orestes many questions in Part 3, Orestes finally asks her why she is so interested in Hellas. What is Iphigenia's reply to Orestes' question?
(a) That she knows someone from Hellas.
(b) That she has heard of Hellas.
(c) That Hellas is her home and that she died there when she was a child.
(d) That Hellas was a place she dreamt about.

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

5. In Part 3 of Iphigenia in Taurus, who is Orestes speaking of when he says, " her blood was the unjust ransom for a worthless wife"?
(a) Iphigenia.
(b) Electra.
(c) Helen.
(d) His mother's.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1 of Iphigenia in Taurus, Orestes states that people claim that something fell from the sky into the temple. What was this item that fell from the sky?

2. What name does Orestes tell Iphigenia would name him justly when he is talking with her outside the temple?

3. How are Apollo and Artemis related?

4. After Orestes tells Pylades what he wants Pylades to do for him when he gets home, what does he ask that his sister leave for him?

5. Who is the king of the Taurian country?

(see the answer key)

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