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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Iphigenia arrived in Taurus, what was her appointed job in the temple?
(a) Priestess.
(b) Servant.
(c) Guard.
(d) Attendant.

2. After Orestes finds the item he is searching for in Taurus, what is he required to do with it?
(a) Break it.
(b) Take it back and give it to Athens.
(c) Throw it into the sea.
(d) Give it to Apollo.

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

4. When Iphigenia speaks to the Chorus, why is she in mourning?
(a) Because she does not like helping with sacrifices.
(b) Because she thinks her brother, Orestes, is dead.
(c) Because she was taken from her family.
(d) Because she is scared of King Thoas.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Iphigenia feel like the rites she celebrates are unfit for song?

3. In Part 2, when Iphigenia is speaking of her past, what does she tell the Chorus she doesn't believe any god is?

4. Iphigenia tells the Chorus that she is the doomed victim of what?

5. When the Chorus begins speaking in the opening of Part 2, what type of sea do they describe?

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