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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the king of Taurus receive his particular name?
(a) For the wing-like swiftness of his feet.
(b) For the quickness of his sword.
(c) Because of his wealth.
(d) For his great wisdom.

2. Which end of the Crimean Peninsula does the opening scene take place?
(a) Southern.
(b) Northern.
(c) Eastern.
(d) Western.

3. Who is Iphigenia's mother?
(a) Electra.
(b) Artemis.
(c) Helen.
(d) Clytemnestra.

4. Who does Orestes claim "hounds" him "to and fro"?
(a) Helen.
(b) Artemis.
(c) The Furies.
(d) Apollo.

5. Which character from the story enters first in Part 1?
(a) Orestes.
(b) Pylades.
(c) Thoas.
(d) Iphigenia.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Pylades suggest that he and Orestes retrieve the item they are looking for in Taurus?

2. 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?

3. When Orestes cries to Phoebus, who does he claim he has killed?

4. Who does Iphigenia think her dream is about in Part 1?

5. After Iphigenia talks about her dream and exits, who appears from the shore?

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