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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two things does the Herdsman tell Iphigenia to get ready for the young men to be sacrificed?
(a) Sea-water and a sword.
(b) A sword and shield.
(c) Wheat and barley.
(d) Barley-meal and holy-water.

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

3. When Iphigenia is telling the Chorus about her terrible past, she mentions that she would not hold who?
(a) Her brother, Orestes.
(b) Her father, Agamemnon.
(c) Her betrothed, Achilles.
(d) Her sister, Electra.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Orestes asked to take from the temple by Phoebus Apollo?

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

3. Where does Iphigenia tell the Chorus she was sent in a chariot of state to?

4. Who does the Herdsman consider a suitable victim and pleasing sacrifice for Artemis?

5. 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?

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