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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Iphigenia is having the conversation with Orestes and Pylades outside the temple, she asks Orestes where Helen is. What does Orestes tell Iphigenia?
(a) That Helen is dead.
(b) That Helen is back in Sparta with her first husband.
(c) That Helen has asked for forgiveness.
(d) That Helen is in Troy.

3. Who leads Orestes and Pylades out of the temple on their way to the purification ritual?
(a) King Thoas.
(b) Guards.
(c) Guards and temple attendants.
(d) The Chorus.

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

5. What does Iphigenia actually do inside the temple?
(a) She waxes the statue of Artemis.
(b) She prepares the swords.
(c) She prepares victims for sacrifice, but does not perform the actual sacrifice.
(d) She prays for all the citizens of Taurus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Agamemnon's grandfather?

2. What is the name of the priest that Iphigenia questions Orestes about in Part 3?

3. Who was Iphigenia betrothed to when she lived in Greece?

4. What is the first thing Iphigenia requests of King Thoas when beginning with the purification ritual after she finishes explaining the need for the ritual?

5. In Part 5, why does Iphigenia ask the guards to wrap the young strangers' cloaks over their heads?

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