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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the Chorus mention led the famous fleet to the towers of Troy?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Menelaus.
(c) Helen.
(d) Apollo.

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

3. Who enters as Iphigenia is speaking to the Chorus?
(a) Orestes.
(b) Pylades.
(c) A herdsman.
(d) King Thoas.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When the Chorus sees the two young men being led to the temple, who do they speak a brief prayer to?

4. Who does Orestes claim "hounds" him "to and fro"?

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

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