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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Iphigenia finishes talking about her dream, where does she go?
(a) To speak with the Chorus.
(b) Into a field.
(c) Into the temple.
(d) Down to the shore.

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

3. When Orestes cries to Phoebus, who does he claim he has killed?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) His brother-in-law.
(d) His sister.

4. 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) Powerful armor.
(d) Iphigenia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Iphigenia's dream, where does she dream that she has escaped to live?

2. What does Orestes see that is stained with Hellene's blood?

3. Where does Pylades suggest that he and Orestes hide so that they are not captured?

4. Who does Orestes claim "hounds" him "to and fro"?

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

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