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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 5, what does Iphigenia tell King Thoas washes "clean all the foulness of mankind"?
(a) Fire from the holy temple.
(b) The sea.
(c) The holy water in the temple.
(d) Her own tears.

2. When Iphigenia questions Orestes about Argos in Part 4, who does Orestes say rules Argos?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Strophius.
(c) Menelaus.
(d) Orestes.

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

4. When the Herdsman first enters and tells Iphigenia about the visitors, where does he tell Iphigenia the men are from?
(a) The purple east.
(b) Athens.
(c) Troy.
(d) Hellas.

5. When Iphigenia enters the scene from the temple, where does she ask King Thoas to stand?
(a) At the door.
(b) At the altar.
(c) By the pillars.
(d) By the image of Artemis.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does the Chorus mention led the famous fleet to the towers of Troy?

3. Who is the king of the Taurian country?

4. Who is Achilles' father?

5. What two things does the Herdsman tell Iphigenia to get ready for the young men to be sacrificed?

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