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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Pylades suggest that he and Orestes retrieve the item they are looking for in Taurus?
(a) At the break of dawn.
(b) In the night.
(c) Noon.
(d) Mid-morning.

2. In Part 3 of Iphigenia in Taurus, what does Orestes claim is as chaotic as the mortal world?
(a) The world of Zeus.
(b) The world of Artemis.
(c) The world of Apollo.
(d) The world of all the Gods.

3. When the Herdsman is telling Iphigenia about the capture of the strangers, he tells her that one of the strangers drew his sword. What did the stranger do with his sword?
(a) He stabbed the ground.
(b) He started stabbing the cattle.
(c) He threw it out into the sea.
(d) He came after the herdsman.

4. In Part 1 of Iphigenia in Taurus, Orestes states that people claim that something fell from the sky into the temple. What was this item that fell from the sky?
(a) A magic sword.
(b) Iphigenia.
(c) The statue of Artemis.
(d) Powerful armor.

5. Iphigenia tells the Chorus that she is the doomed victim of what?
(a) Her father's villainy.
(b) Helen's treachery.
(c) Achilles' love.
(d) Fate.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Iphigenia talks about her dream and exits, who appears from the shore?

2. Who does Iphigenia order to go into the temple and prepare for the sacrifice?

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

4. What does Orestes see that is stained with Hellene's blood?

5. What does Orestes call Iphigenia throughout Part 3?

(see the answer key)

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