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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who snatched Iphigenia from the altar from which she was to be sacrificed?
(a) Helen.
(b) Artemis.
(c) Orestes.
(d) Agamemnon.

3. 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?
(a) The statue of Artemis.
(b) A magic sword.
(c) Iphigenia.
(d) Powerful armor.

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

5. Who does Iphigenia think her dream is about in Part 1?
(a) Electra.
(b) Orestes.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Iphigenia talks about the seizure of Helen in Part 1. Who is Helen's husband?

2. Which character from the story enters first in Part 1?

3. Who is Iphigenia's father?

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

5. Who is the king of the Taurian country?

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