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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does King Thoas tell Iphigenia he thinks the young strangers have done?
(a) Hidden from their king.
(b) Killed one of his people.
(c) Killed a soldier.
(d) Escaped from prison.

2. In the beginning of Part 4 of Iphigenia in Taurus, who does the Chorus address by saying, "A voyage of tears awaits you"?
(a) Orestes.
(b) The guards.
(c) Iphigenia.
(d) Pylades.

3. In Part 3, what does Iphigenia suggest will happen to Orestes' friend, Pylades, if she sets Orestes free to deliver a letter to Argos?
(a) She will marry him.
(b) She will hide him and then help him escape.
(c) She will set him free.
(d) She will still sacrifice Pylades.

4. Who is Pylades' father?
(a) Strophius.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Achilles.
(d) Menelaus.

5. What is Orestes asked to take from the temple by Phoebus Apollo?
(a) The statue of Artemis.
(b) A dead corpse.
(c) King Thoas' armor.
(d) A shield from Apollo.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 4 of Iphigenia in Taurus, Orestes is telling Pylades that he must leave and go back home. Orestes tells Pylades that he must go home and perpetuate his name. How does Orestes tell Pylades to perpetuate his name?

2. In Part 2, when Iphigenia is speaking of her past, what does she tell the Chorus she doesn't believe any god is?

3. Who is Iphigenia's mother?

4. When Iphigenia is speaking to Orestes and Pylades in Part 4 about taking her message back home, who does Iphigenia tell Pylades saved her from her father's hand?

5. In Part 5, why does Iphigenia ask the guards to wrap the young strangers' cloaks over their heads?

(see the answer key)

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