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

2. Where was the altar on which Iphigenia was going to be sacrificed?
(a) Hellas.
(b) Aulis.
(c) Athens.
(d) Troy.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who was Iphigenia betrothed to when she lived in Greece?

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

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

5. Who snatched Iphigenia from the altar from which she was to be sacrificed?

(see the answer key)

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