1. Who does the Herdsman consider a suitable victim and pleasing sacrifice for Artemis?
(a) The two young men that came by ship.
(b) No one; he does not agree with sacrificing.
(c) A member of his own herdsman.
(d) Iphigenia herself.

2. When Iphigenia is speaking to the Chorus, who does she claim is extinct?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her friends.
(c) Her family.
(d) Her love.

3. Iphigenia talks about the seizure of Helen in Part 1. Who is Helen's husband?
(a) Thoas.
(b) Menelaus.
(c) Agamemnon.
(d) Orestes.

4. In Part 2, when Iphigenia speaks to the Chorus about her terrible past, whose lips does she say she would not kiss?
(a) Her father's lips.
(b) Her sister's lips.
(c) Her brother's lips.
(d) Her mother's lips.

5. What is the name of Iphigenia's grandmother on her mother's side?
(a) Artemis.
(b) Hellena.
(c) Leda.
(d) Electra.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Herdsman is telling Iphigenia about the capture of the strangers, he tells her that one of the strangers drew his sword. What did the stranger do with his sword?

2. When Iphigenia is speaking to the Chorus in Part 2, where does she tell the Chorus she "yearns toward"?

3. When the Herdsman first enters and tells Iphigenia about the visitors, where does he tell Iphigenia the men are from?

4. When the Chorus begins speaking in the opening of Part 2, what type of rocks do they speak of?

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

(see the answer key)

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