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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Part 4 of Iphigenia in Taurus, who says, "Stop, stranger! Take away your hands!"?
(a) Iphigenia.
(b) Pylades.
(c) Orestes.
(d) The Chorus.

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

4. In Part 3 of Iphigenia in Taurus, Iphigenia offers to spare Orestes' life if he will do what?
(a) Tell her who he really is.
(b) If he will offer Pylades' life in return.
(c) Deliver a letter to Argos.
(d) If he will pray to Artemis for her release.

5. What is the name of Iphigenia's grandmother on her mother's side?
(a) Artemis.
(b) Electra.
(c) Hellena.
(d) Leda.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Pylades suggest that he and Orestes hide so that they are not captured?

2. When Iphigenia and Orestes are speaking to each other outside the temple in Part 3, who does Orestes tell Iphigenia is no more trustworthy than a fleeting dream?

3. When Iphigenia is speaking to the Chorus in Part 2, where does she tell the Chorus she "yearns toward"?

4. Who is Pylades' father?

5. When Orestes is trying to prove to Iphigenia who he is, he speaks of two people that nursed a feud. Who are they?

(see the answer key)

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