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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The Herdsman hears one of the young men's names. Who is the young man that he knows the name of?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Pylades.
(d) Orestes.

3. In Part 3, when Iphigenia tells Orestes that he is the visitor she has longed for, what does Orestes tell Iphigenia to hug?
(a) Pylades.
(b) Her good luck.
(c) Her sword.
(d) Herself.

4. Whose temple was Iphigenia to work in?
(a) Athena's.
(b) Artemis'.
(c) Hippodamia's.
(d) Helen's.

5. When Orestes and Iphigenia are discussing Hellas, Orestes tells Iphigenia that a particular person's end was terrible. Who is Orestes talking about?
(a) Electra.
(b) Menelaus.
(c) Agamemnon.
(d) Achilles.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 2, when Iphigenia is done speaking to the Chorus, where does she go?

2. In Part 2 of Iphigenia in Taurus, Iphigenia tells the Chorus that she finds Artemis guilty of what?

3. At the beginning of Part 3 of Iphigenia in Taurus, who enters the scene besides Iphigenia?

4. In Part 2, after Iphigenia leaves, the Chorus begins a long questioning of who the strangers are. Who does the Chorus say they wish would come to "this shore" to be sacrificed?

5. Orestes tells Iphigenia that his body is hers while they are outside the temple, but what does he tell Iphigenia that he won't let her sacrifice?

(see the answer key)

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