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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Iphigenia betrothed to when she lived in Greece?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Thoas.
(c) Orestes.
(d) Achilles.

2. When Iphigenia asks Orestes and Pylades if they are brothers in Part 3, what does Orestes say in reply?
(a) That they are twin brothers.
(b) That they are brothers in love, but not blood.
(c) That they are just friends.
(d) That they are comrades.

3. Who does Iphigenia tell the King that the young strangers told her was prospering and alive?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Electra.

4. When Orestes is trying to prove to Iphigenia that he is her brother, he tells her about her wedding day. Who does Orestes claim sent holy water on Iphigenia's wedding day?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Electra.
(c) Their mother.
(d) Their father.

5. When Iphigenia is speaking to King Thoas, she tells him that the holy image of Artemis shrank backward. What does she tell King Thoas this event reveals to her?
(a) That the strangers are Gods.
(b) That the strangers are tainted sacrifices.
(c) That Artemis does not want to sacrifice these men.
(d) That it is unsafe to sacrifice these strangers.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who is Agamemnon's grandfather?

3. Why did the king of Taurus receive his particular name?

4. In Part 4, who does Iphigenia ask Pylades to deliver her message/letter to?

5. Where does Iphigenia tell the Chorus she was sent in a chariot of state to?

(see the answer key)

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