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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Iphigenia's father?
(a) Menelaus.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Thoas.
(d) Agamemnon.

2. In Part 2, when Iphigenia is speaking of her past, what does she tell the Chorus she doesn't believe any god is?
(a) Loving.
(b) Evil.
(c) Kind.
(d) Heartless.

3. In Iphigenia's dream, where does she dream that she has escaped to live?
(a) Troy.
(b) With the Gods.
(c) Argos.
(d) Hellas.

4. When Iphigenia is speaking to the Chorus in Part 2, where does she tell the Chorus she "yearns toward"?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Argos.
(c) Troy.
(d) The underworld.

5. When Iphigenia asks Orestes and Pylades if they are brothers in Part 3, what does Orestes say in reply?
(a) That they are twin brothers.
(b) That they are just friends.
(c) That they are comrades.
(d) That they are brothers in love, but not blood.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Iphigenia is telling the Chorus about her terrible past, she mentions that she would not hold who?

2. What two things does the Herdsman tell Iphigenia to get ready for the young men to be sacrificed?

3. Which end of the Crimean Peninsula does the opening scene take place?

4. What does Iphigenia actually do inside the temple?

5. What does Orestes see that is stained with Hellene's blood?

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