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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character from the story enters first in Part 1?
(a) Thoas.
(b) Orestes.
(c) Pylades.
(d) Iphigenia.

2. What does Orestes see that is stained with Hellene's blood?
(a) The rocks in the field of cattle.
(b) The altar.
(c) The swords on the ground.
(d) The image in the temple.

3. What does Orestes call Iphigenia throughout Part 3?
(a) Woman.
(b) Priestess.
(c) Lady.
(d) Sister.

4. In Part 3, when Iphigenia suggests that Orestes deliver a letter to Argos, what does Orestes suggest they change about Iphigenia's plan?
(a) That Pylades deliver the letter and Orestes stay to be sacrificed.
(b) That they will send a member of the Chorus to deliver the letter and both men will face death.
(c) That he and Pylades both deliver the letter.
(d) That no one will deliver the letter because he doesn't trust Iphigenia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Orestes finds the item he is searching for in Taurus, what is he required to do with it?

2. When the Herdsman is telling Iphigenia about the capture of the strangers, he mentions something about their country's custom towards strangers. What is their country's custom towards strangers?

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

4. Why does Iphigenia feel like the rites she celebrates are unfit for song?

5. In Part 2, when Iphigenia asks the Herdsman why he was down by the seashore, what is his reply?

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