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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the king of the Taurian country?
(a) Thoas.
(b) Menelaus.
(c) Orestes.
(d) Agamemnon.

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

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

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

5. When does Pylades suggest that he and Orestes retrieve the item they are looking for in Taurus?
(a) At the break of dawn.
(b) Noon.
(c) Mid-morning.
(d) In the night.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is Iphigenia's mother?

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

5. What does Orestes suggest that he and Pylades do, to which Pylades replies, "out of the question- we're not used to it"?

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