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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 2, when Iphigenia is done speaking to the Chorus, where does she go?
(a) To the seashore.
(b) To her bedroom.
(c) Inside the temple.
(d) To the field with the cattle.

2. In Part 4 of Iphigenia in Taurus, who says, "Stop, stranger! Take away your hands!"?
(a) The Chorus.
(b) Iphigenia.
(c) Pylades.
(d) Orestes.

3. In the beginning of Part 3, who tells Iphigenia that they need no tears from her?
(a) The Chorus.
(b) Artemis.
(c) Orestes.
(d) Pylades.

4. When Orestes and Iphigenia are discussing Hellas, Orestes tells Iphigenia that a particular person's end was terrible. Who is Orestes talking about?
(a) Electra.
(b) Menelaus.
(c) Achilles.
(d) Agamemnon.

5. What does Orestes see that is stained with Hellene's blood?
(a) The rocks in the field of cattle.
(b) The swords on the ground.
(c) The altar.
(d) The image in the temple.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Orestes suggest that he and Pylades do, to which Pylades replies, "out of the question- we're not used to it"?

3. At the opening of Part 5 when the single person enters the scene, who does he have with him?

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

5. Who does the Chorus mention led the famous fleet to the towers of Troy?

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