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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Orestes claim "hounds" him "to and fro"?
(a) Apollo.
(b) The Furies.
(c) Artemis.
(d) Helen.

2. At the beginning of Part 3 of Iphigenia in Taurus, what does Iphigenia order the guards to untie?
(a) Her hair.
(b) The ropes binding the swords.
(c) Orestes' and Pylades' arms.
(d) The image from the pedestal.

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

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

5. While Iphigenia is speaking to the Chorus, she mentions that she is without what four things?
(a) Husband, child, city, and friend.
(b) Friend, ship, family, and country.
(c) Country, child, farm, and fortune.
(d) Brother, friend, country, and horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 3, when Iphigenia tells Orestes that he is the visitor she has longed for, what does Orestes tell Iphigenia to hug?

2. When Orestes and Iphigenia are speaking to each other, Iphigenia asks Orestes if anyone still lives in Agamemnon's house. What is Orestes' reply?

3. Whose temple was Iphigenia to work in?

4. Who is the king of the Taurian country?

5. When Iphigenia speaks to the Chorus, why is she in mourning?

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