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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Iphigenia is telling the Chorus about her terrible past, she mentions that she would not hold who?
(a) Her betrothed, Achilles.
(b) Her brother, Orestes.
(c) Her sister, Electra.
(d) Her father, Agamemnon.

2. In Part 4, what does Orestes tell Iphigenia is the mission that Apollo gave him?
(a) To bring the statue of Artemis to him.
(b) To take the statue of Artemis and set it up in Athens.
(c) To break the statue of Artemis on the jagged rocks of Taurus.
(d) To taint the statue of Artemis so it is no longer clean.

3. When Iphigenia is speaking to the Chorus, who does she claim is extinct?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her family.
(c) Her love.
(d) Her friends.

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

5. When Iphigenia is speaking to the Chorus in Part 2, where does she tell the Chorus she "yearns toward"?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Troy.
(c) Argos.
(d) The underworld.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which end of the Crimean Peninsula does the opening scene take place?

2. When Iphigenia is telling King Thoas what must be done for purification of the sacrifices, he tells her that what two things are very proper?

3. In Part 3, when Iphigenia tells Orestes that he is the visitor she has longed for, what does Orestes tell Iphigenia to hug?

4. Iphigenia promises Pylades and Orestes in Part 4 that she will send Pylades safely beyond what?

5. What is the name of Iphigenia's grandmother on her mother's side?

(see the answer key)

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