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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Iphigenia betrothed to when she lived in Greece?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Thoas.
(c) Achilles.
(d) Orestes.

2. Iphigenia talks about the seizure of Helen in Part 1. Who is Helen's husband?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Thoas.
(c) Orestes.
(d) Menelaus.

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

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

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. When the guards reappear after Orestes and Iphigenia have spoken about Orestes' fate, what does Iphigenia tell the guards to do about the two young men?

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

3. What happens to the person that Iphigenia sees in her dream?

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

5. When Iphigenia starts asking Orestes many questions in Part 3, Orestes finally asks her why she is so interested in Hellas. What is Iphigenia's reply to Orestes' question?

(see the answer key)

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