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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 2, when Iphigenia speaks to the Chorus about her terrible past, whose lips does she say she would not kiss?
(a) Her sister's lips.
(b) Her brother's lips.
(c) Her father's lips.
(d) Her mother's lips.

2. What name does Orestes tell Iphigenia would name him justly when he is talking with her outside the temple?
(a) The Sad.
(b) The Brave.
(c) The Willing.
(d) The Unfortunate.

3. Why did the king of Taurus receive his particular name?
(a) For the wing-like swiftness of his feet.
(b) Because of his wealth.
(c) For the quickness of his sword.
(d) For his great wisdom.

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

5. Where does Iphigenia tell the Chorus she was sent in a chariot of state to?
(a) Aulis.
(b) Athens.
(c) Helen.
(d) Taurus.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. In Part 3, what does Iphigenia suggest will happen to Orestes' friend, Pylades, if she sets Orestes free to deliver a letter to Argos?

4. What is Orestes asked to take from the temple by Phoebus Apollo?

5. Iphigenia claims that even from the time of her conception and childhood that something "lay hard" for her. What is it?

(see the answer key)

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